Liberty and Eagle Mountain squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Liberty had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Eagle Mountain Knights by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Liberty sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-17, 23-25, 25-13, 17-25, 15-11.
Eagle Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lexi Nichols led the charge by getting 19 digs. Nichols is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played. Another player making a difference was Charlotte Adams, who had three aces and 22 assists.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 34-13. As for Eagle Mountain, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 29-18 record this season.
Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eagle Mountain, they are on the road again on Monday to play Canyon.
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