If Liberty was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Antioch last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Liberty Lions came up short against the Freedom Falcons on Thursday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Liberty took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-21.
Loss or not, Liberty got some senior leadership from Jaelyn Sanchez and Aeryn Vaughn. Sanchez had ten digs, while Vaughn had seven digs. Those seven digs set a new season-high mark for Vaughn.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Freedom, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-6.
Liberty has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Granada on the 5th. After both having extra time off, Freedom and Pittsburg will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on October 15th. The timing is sure in Freedom's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Pittsburg has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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