Liberal won the last time they faced Rich Hill, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Liberal Bulldogs put the hurt on the Rich Hill Tigers with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
While Liberal won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-22.
Liberal was led to victory by Libby Stebbins and Sadie Meadows. Stebbins had 19 digs and two aces, while Meadows had four digs and three aces.
They weren't the only good server: Liberal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
Liberal's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10. As for Rich Hill, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-4-3.
Liberal will challenge Greenfield at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Greenfield is coming into the matchup with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Liberal will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. Rich Hill has already played their next contest, a 1-1 tie against Lutheran on the 5th.
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