If Liberty was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Riverdale last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Liberty Hawks fell just short of the Caruthers Blue Raiders by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Blue Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August.
Liberty took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 17-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-12.
Liberty's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Arianna Aguayo, who had 48 digs and a kill. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazlyn Perez, who had 15 digs, three kills, and 35 assists.
Even though they lost, Liberty was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Liberty's loss dropped their record down to 18-12-1. As for Caruthers, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Liberty nor Caruthers have any future games scheduled.
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