Immanuel has gone 8-1 against Liberty recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles faces off against the Liberty Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Immanuel came up short against Reedley and fell 3-1. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Immanuel started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 27-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Immanuel might have lost, but man, Mary Degraw was a machine: she had 21 digs. With that strong performance, Degraw is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellsie Riddle, who had four digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Liberty didn't have quite enough to beat Caruthers on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Liberty took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 17-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-12.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Arianna Aguayo, who had 48 digs and a kill. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazlyn Perez, who had 15 digs, three kills, and 35 assists.
Even though they lost, Liberty was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Immanuel's loss dropped their record down to 17-20. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-12-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Immanuel has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Liberty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Immanuel was able to grind out a solid win over Liberty when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Will Immanuel repeat their success, or does Liberty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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