Volleyball Recap: Liberty Hurricanes vs. Nazareth Area Blue Eagles
Liberty won the last time they faced Nazareth Area, and things went their way on Monday too. The Liberty Hurricanes had just enough and edged the Nazareth Area Blue Eagles out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Liberty got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Liberty to victory, but perhaps none more so than Abigail Schessler, who had 19 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Panik, who had eight digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Liberty was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven contests.
When it comes to explaining why Nazareth Area lost, don't look at Mallory Garland. Despite the final result, she had 20 digs and two aces. Garland is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Liberty has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8-5 record this season. As for Nazareth Area, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-9.
Liberty has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Freedom on the 9th. As for Nazareth Area, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Easton Area on the 9th.
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