Volleyball Preview: Liberal Bulldogs vs. Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers
Liberal is 7-0 against Jefferson Independent Day since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Liberal Bulldogs will face off against the Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Liberal didn't have quite enough to beat Appleton City and fell 3-2. Liberal has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Liberal took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-18, 23-25, 26-24, 15-3.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Independent Day suffered their biggest defeat since October 9, 2023 on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Jasper. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Cavaliers haven't been shut out since back in August.
Jefferson Independent Day was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-11, 25-10.
The losing side was boosted by Maggie Sutton, who had 22 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Liberal's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Jefferson Independent Day, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-8-2.
Liberal took their win against Jefferson Independent Day when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberal since the squad 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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