Volleyball Preview: Liberty-Benton Eagles vs. Elmwood Royals
Liberty-Benton is 10-0 against Elmwood since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Liberty-Benton Eagles will challenge the Elmwood Royals at 5:30 p.m. Liberty-Benton is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Wednesday, Liberty-Benton was able to grind out a solid win over McComb, taking the game 3-1.
Liberty-Benton had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-16.
Liberty-Benton can attribute much of their success to Maddy Amstutz, who had 30 digs, and Ellie Norman, who had seven digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Amstutz now had 12 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Liberty-Benton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Elmwood lost 3-0 to Ada on Monday. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Ada scored at least 20 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-20, 25-22.
Liberty-Benton's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Elmwood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Liberty-Benton took their win against Elmwood in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty-Benton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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