Liberty Charter has gone 8-2 against Mountain Empire recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. Liberty Charter will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Liberty Charter finally turned things around against O'Farrell Charter on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Falcons.
Liberty Charter never let O'Farrell Charter on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-13, 25-20.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Mountain Empire sidestepped Gompers Prep Academy for a 3-2 win.
Mountain Empire was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 21-25, 22-25, 25-20, 15-8.
Mountain Empire found their leader in underclassman Rowan Smith, who had 17 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Smith has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Sequoia Conway, who had 12 digs and three kills.
Mountain Empire was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Liberty Charter's victory bumped their record up to 10-12. As for Mountain Empire, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
Liberty Charter beat Mountain Empire 3-1 in their previous meeting on October 3rd. Will Liberty Charter repeat their success, or does Mountain Empire have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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