The Liberty-Benton Eagles will take on the Shelby Whippets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Liberty-Benton can't be too worried about heading out to take on Shelby: they just beat Lexington at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Liberty-Benton walked away with a 3-1 victory over Lexington on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-23, 19-25, 25-19.
Liberty-Benton can attribute much of their success to Maddy Amstutz, who had 31 digs and four aces, and Josie Todd, who had seven digs and 46 assists. Todd is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season. Alyssa Roberts was another key player, getting ten digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Liberty-Benton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Shelby waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Shelby was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-7, 25-14.
Liberty-Benton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Shelby, their record now sits at 21-3.
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