On Monday, Liberty faced Southeast Career Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Liberty Patriots fell just short of the Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners by a score of 3-2. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Roadrunners apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2022.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Liberty lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 18-25, 25-23, 13-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Liberty still got an impressive performance from ARYANNA PAREDES, who had 18 digs and two aces. That's the most aces PAREDES has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of ELLIE ROSENBAUGH, who had eight digs and 18 assists.
Even though they lost, Liberty was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southeast Career Tech only served four.
Among those leading the charge was Jazmin Evenden, who had 20 digs. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Winans, who had four digs and 19 assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Liberty and nudges their season record down to 13-10. As for Southeast Career Tech, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season.
Liberty will square off against Arbor View at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Southeast Career Tech, they will face off against Desert Pines at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Desert Pines: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Southeast Career Tech has snatched up 12 consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
