If Nicholas County was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Sissonville two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Grizzlies fell just short of the Liberty Raiders by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in September.
Nicholas County started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 15-5.
Brooklyn Nunley paced Nicholas County's offense, picking up eight kills. Nunley got some help from Cami Prutsok and her 16 assists.
Nicholas County has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-29-1 record this season. As for Liberty, they moved to 22-11-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-match losing streak.
Coincidentally, Nicholas County and Liberty will both be playing Bluefield the next time they take the court. The Grizzlies will head out to face the Beavers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Raiders will play them later in the day, at 9:00 p.m.
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