Liberty has gone 3-0 against North Kansas City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Liberty Blue Jays will face off against the North Kansas City Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Liberty is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Park Hill South, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Liberty was ranked sixth). Liberty fell just short of Park Hill South by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Blue Jays' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Liberty took Park Hill South into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 15-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 12-25, 18-25, 15-0.
Meanwhile, North Kansas City didn't have quite enough to beat Fort Osage on Monday and fell 3-2. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Liberty's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4. As for North Kansas City, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8-1.
Liberty took their victory against North Kansas City in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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