Volleyball Preview: Blountstown Tigers vs. Liberty County Bulldogs
The Blountstown Tigers will take on the Liberty County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Blountstown, who comes in off a win.
Liberty County is hoping to do what Aucilla Christian couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Blountstown's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Blountstown blew past Aucilla Christian 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-13, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Liberty County entered their matchup against Florida State University High School on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Liberty County fell just short of Florida State University High School by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Liberty County took Florida State University High School into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 25-19, 20-25, 31-29, 15-12.
Liberty County might have lost, but man, Maddie G Richter was a machine: she had 25 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Richter is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game.
Even though they lost, Liberty County 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 six consecutive games.
Blountstown's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-6. As for Liberty County, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.
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