On Thursday, Liberty faced Park Hill South in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Liberty Blue Jays fell just short of the Park Hill South Panthers by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Blue Jays of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on October 1st.
While Liberty ultimately came up short, they really made Park Hill South work, particularly in the third set. The final score came out to 13-25, 25-17, 26-24, 22-25, 15-9.
Several Blue Jays players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ella Anderson, who had 22 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brinn Wright, who had four digs and 20 assists.
Even though they lost, Liberty was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
Avery Demint was the offensive standout of the game as she had six digs and 34 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Liberty moved to 24-6 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Park Hill South, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 27-8.
As of now, neither Liberty nor Park Hill South have any future games scheduled.
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