Mercer Island was looking to beat Liberty like they did the last time the pair played, but Mercer Island didn't take Gabriella Catherall into account. The Liberty Patriots blew past the Mercer Island Islanders 3-0 on Monday thanks in part to Catherall, who had seven digs and six aces. Catherall is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 13 every time she's taken the court this season.
Liberty's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Mercer Island between 14 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-14, 25-17.
Liberty 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 11 aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Liberty has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Mercer Island, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10-1.
Liberty and Mercer Island should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. Liberty (ranked 66th) will meet Sammamish (ranked 269th) at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Mercer Island (ranked 78th) will meet Newport - Bellevue (ranked 252nd) at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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