Liberty suffered their biggest loss since March 9th on Friday. They lost 3-0 to the Hillcrest Trojans. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Bison haven't been shut out since back in March.
While Liberty was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-22, 25-14.
Joseph Bankston paced Liberty's offense, picking up nine kills. Bankston got some help from Ashtyn Collier and his 26 assists. Finally, Brenden Adkins and Alan Aidarkhanov kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked two attacks.
This is the second loss in a row for Liberty and nudges their season record down to 20-7. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 21-4 Paloma Valley (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 88.2% over those games). As for Hillcrest, they pushed their record up to 24-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Liberty wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Poly on the 13th. As for Hillcrest, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Paloma Valley on the 13th.
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