Nazareth Area lost against Liberty back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Nazareth Area Blue Eagles fell just short of the Liberty Hurricanes by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Eagles in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now lost nine in a row.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Nazareth Area sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Nazareth Area still got an impressive performance from Mallory Garland, who had 20 digs and two aces. Garland is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Nazareth Area was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty only served 11.
Liberty got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Abigail Schessler out in front who had 19 digs. Another player making a difference was Ava Panik, who had eight digs and three aces.
Nazareth Area's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-9. As for Liberty, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8-5 record this season.
Nazareth Area has already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Easton Area on the 9th. As for Liberty, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Freedom on the 9th.
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