Liberty Common is 1-7 against Sterling since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Liberty Common Eagles will host the Sterling Tigers at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Liberty Common came up short against Fort Morgan and fell 3-1. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Liberty Common started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-21, 25-14, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Sterling faced Eaton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Sterling fell just short of Eaton by a score of 3-2. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Sterling took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 28-30, 25-15, 29-31, 25-22, 15-11.
Liberty Common's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Sterling, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
Liberty Common skirted past Sterling 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Liberty Common have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sterling turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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