Volleyball Preview: Park Hill South Panthers vs. Liberty Blue Jays
Park Hill South hasn't had much luck against Liberty recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Park Hill South Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the Liberty Blue Jays at 5:00 p.m. Park Hill South is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
On Tuesday, everything went Park Hill South's way against Central as Park Hill South made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Park Hill South was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-7, 25-14.
Avery Demint was nothing short of spectacular: she had four digs and two aces. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Park Hill South couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.6% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was in their last 11 games.
Meanwhile, Liberty faced Jefferson City in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Liberty came out on top against Jefferson City by a score of 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Jays.
While Liberty won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-12.
Park Hill South is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for Liberty, their record now sits at 25-5.
Park Hill South came out on top in a nail-biter against Liberty when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Liberty's Ella Anderson, who had 15 digs and four aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Park Hill South still be able to contain Anderson? There's only one way to find out.
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