Liberty and Faith Lutheran squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Liberty had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their meetings with the Crusaders: they've now lost three in a row.
Liberty took Faith Lutheran into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-17, 25-19, 16-25, 15-13.
Faith Lutheran had a senior duo take command as K Sawyer had 28 assists and three digs and Mariah Mauga had six digs and three aces. Sawyer is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 19 or more in each of the last three games she's played. Leah Hernandez was another key player, getting 15 digs and four assists.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 24-10. As for Faith Lutheran, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 22-14.
Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Faith Lutheran, they will square off against Bishop Gorman at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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