Mercer Island was the 3-1 winner over Liberty when they last played one another on October 1st, but their luck changed this time around. The Mercer Island Islanders came up short against the Liberty Patriots on Monday, falling 3-0. The Islanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-17.
Liberty found their leader in sophomore Gabriella Catherall, who had seven digs and six aces. That's the most aces Catherall has posted in her last eight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlize Espinosa, who had nine digs and three aces.
Mercer Island's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10-1. As for Liberty, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-5.
Mercer Island and Liberty should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. Mercer Island (ranked 78th) will meet Newport - Bellevue (ranked 252nd) at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Liberty will challenge Sammamish at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday up 203 places (66 vs. 269).
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