Volleyball Preview: Liberty Christian Academy Heat vs. East Duplin Panthers
The Liberty Christian Academy Heat's road trip will continue as they head out to face the East Duplin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Liberty Christian Academy came up short against Harrells Christian Academy on Monday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-22, 25-15.
Meanwhile, East Duplin made easy work of James Kenan on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
East Duplin never let James Kenan on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-12, 25-23.
East Duplin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ana Marie Rodriguez led the charge by getting eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Rodriguez has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Jones, who had five digs, four blocks, three kills, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: East Duplin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Liberty Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for East Duplin, their record is now 10-4.
Liberty Christian Academy came up short against East Duplin in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Liberty Christian Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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