After losing to Tocoi Creek the last time they met, Nease decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Nease Panthers had just enough and edged the Tocoi Creek Toros out 3-2 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Nease got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-15, 21-25, 25-9, 20-25, 15-9.
Nease found their leader in underclassman Amanda Liddie, who had five digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Liddie a new career-high in aces.
Nease was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive matchups.
Nease's win bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Tocoi Creek, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-6 record.
Nease will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Oakleaf at 6:00 p.m. Nease is facing Oakleaf at the right time seeing as Oakleaf is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Tocoi Creek, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 loss vs. Orange Park on the 28th.
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