Beardstown is 2-8 against Liberty since August of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Beardstown Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Liberty Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Monday, Beardstown didn't have quite enough to beat Astoria/VIT and fell 2-1.
Beardstown started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-18, 25-21.
Despite the defeat, Beardstown got top-tier performance from Brandy Mendoza, who had 23 digs and 11 kills. Mendoza is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazmin Pacheco, who had eight digs and 28 assists.
Even though they lost, Beardstown kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Liberty unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Illini West by a score of 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Liberty sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 21-25, 25-21.
Beardstown's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Beardstown came up short against Liberty when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Beardstown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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