Perry entered their game against Liberty on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Perry Pumas fell just short of the Liberty Lions by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Pumas in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost three in a row.
Perry took Liberty into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 26-24, 20-25, 19-25, 15-7.
Despite the loss, Perry still got an impressive performance from Lily LaFlesch, who had 25 digs. LaFlesch is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Ella Petcu had a dynamite game for Liberty, getting 22 digs and two aces.
Perry's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Liberty, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Perry will square off against Higley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Perry is facing Higley at the right time seeing as Higley is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Liberty, they will venture away from home to take on Mountain View at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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