Volleyball Preview: Liberty Bison vs. Arlington Lions
After both having extra time off, the Liberty Bison and the Arlington Lions will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Liberty sitting on four straight victories and Arlington on 12.
Last Tuesday, everything went Liberty's way against Orange Vista as Liberty made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Liberty's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Cadence Drumm, who had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven matches.
Meanwhile, Arlington got the win against Heritage on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 26-24, 25-22.
Ruby Hernandez was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had five digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Arlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Liberty's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-9. As for Arlington, their win bumped their record up to 21-4.
Liberty suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Arlington when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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