Midway lost against Liberal back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Midway Vikings fell just short of the Liberal Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 27-25 in the first set.
Midway took Liberal into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-20, 25-16, 23-25, 15-7.
Even though they lost, Midway was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Among those leading the charge was Braylen Frieden, who had 11 digs and three aces. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Midway and nudges their season record down to 3-19-1. As for Liberal, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 11-13.
Midway has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Drexel on the 17th. As for Liberal, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Jasper on the 17th.
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