Volleyball Preview: Hempfield Black Knights vs. Liberty Hurricanes
The Hempfield Black Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Liberty Hurricanes at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Hempfield's way against Ephrata as Hempfield made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Black Knights.
Hempfield's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Ephrata between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Liberty had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They blew past the Rovers 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-17, 25-11.
Liberty was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in eight consecutive contests.
Hempfield's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Liberty, their victory bumped their record up to 12-5-5.
Hempfield beat Liberty 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Hempfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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