The Rustburg Red Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Liberty Christian Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rustburg has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Liberty Christian will arrive with ten straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Rustburg came up short against Jefferson Forest and fell 3-1.
While Rustburg had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian got the win against Heritage on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
While Liberty Christian might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Heritage scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-13, 25-13.
Liberty Christian can attribute much of their success to Tessa Treadwell, who had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces Treadwell has posted since back in September.
Liberty Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive games.
Rustburg's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Liberty Christian, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Rustburg might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Liberty Christian in their previous matchup back in September. Can Rustburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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