Liberty hadn't done well against Minarets recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Liberty Hawks narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Minarets Mustangs 3-2. This was payback for the Hawks, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Liberty took Minarets into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 21-25, 18-25, 15-11.
Leading Liberty to victory were Jazlyn Perez and Arianna Aguayo. Perez had 12 digs, four aces, and a kill, while Aguayo had 24 digs. Perez is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 20 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Liberty was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 10.2.
Liberty has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8-1 record this season. As for Minarets, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.
Liberty didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win vs. Chowchilla on the 1st. As for Minarets, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Fresno Christian at 10:16 p.m. on October 8th.
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