Rustburg entered their matchup against Liberty Christian on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Rustburg Red Devils lost 3-0 to the Liberty Christian Bulldogs. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Red Devils were not able to get on the board.
Rustburg was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-14.
Liberty Christian was led to victory by Laney Swan and Carley Clinton. Swan had eight aces and six digs, while Clinton had seven digs and 13 assists. The dominant performance gave Swan a new career-high in aces.
This is the second loss in a row for Rustburg and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Liberty Christian, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Rustburg will face off against Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rustburg is facing Heritage at the right time seeing as Heritage is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Liberty Christian, they will take on Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty is coming into the match with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Liberty Christian will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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