Liberty-Benton's tournament run continued when they took on Shelby on Thursday. The Liberty-Benton Eagles fell 3-1 to the Shelby Whippets.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-12, 22-25, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Liberty-Benton had strong showings from Maddy Amstutz, who had 22 digs, and Alyssa Roberts, who had six digs and three aces. Amstutz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Norman, who had nine digs.
Liberty-Benton's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Shelby, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Liberty-Benton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Shelby and Highland will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Highland comes in on four and Shelby on eight.
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