Mesa and Liberty squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Mesa had to settle for second. They came up short against the Liberty Lions, falling 3-0. The Jackrabbits' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Mesa was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-23.
Leading Liberty to victory were Ella Petcu and Hayden Granger. Petcu had 16 digs and two aces, while Granger had six digs. That's the most aces Petcu has posted since back in October.
Mesa's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 28-13. As for Liberty, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 20-11.
Mesa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Liberty, they will venture away from home to challenge Sunnyslope at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sunnyslope is coming into the game with three straight wins at home, so Liberty will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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