Appleton City managed to slip by Liberal the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Appleton City lost 3-0 to Liberal on Thursday.
Appleton City was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Liberal work for it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-20, 26-24, 25-21.
Lila Stephan paced Appleton City's offense, picking up seven kills. Stephan got some help from Kady James and her 17 assists. LeeAnna Park and Raeah Hill kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with three aces apiece.
Liberal found their leader in sophomore Braylen Frieden, who had 21 digs. Frieden has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
Appleton City's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Liberal, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-7.
Appleton City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Northland Christian on the 11th. Liberal has also already played their next match (against Jefferson Independent Day), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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