The Grafton Bearcats will welcome the Liberty Mountaineers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Things were looking good for Grafton after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Robert C. Byrd. The defeat continues a trend for the Bearcats in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost nine in a row.
Grafton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 0-25, 25-0, 25-0, 25-0.
Meanwhile, Liberty narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Fairmont Senior 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Liberty who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 22-25, 15-8.
Grafton's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 3-9.
Grafton came up short against Liberty in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Grafton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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