Volleyball Preview: North Point Grizzlies vs. Liberty Eagles
The North Point Grizzlies will square off against the Liberty Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. North Point will be strutting in after a victory while Liberty will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, North Point made easy work of St. Charles West and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Grizzlies.
While North Point won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-16, 28-26, 25-14.
North Point relied on the efforts of Raeleigh Meyer, who had eight digs and four aces, and Emma Shryock, who had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Meyer has posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Liberty was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Howell, falling 3-0.
Liberty was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-14.
North Point pushed their record up to 11-6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Liberty, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-3.
North Point beat Liberty 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will North Point repeat their success, or does Liberty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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