If Liberal was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Greenfield last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Liberal Bulldogs took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Drexel Bobcats on Tuesday. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Liberal came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-23, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Liberal saw an underclassman step up: Braylen Frieden had six digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Frieden a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Liberal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matches.
Liberal now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Drexel, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-7-2.
Liberal will venture away from home to take on Appleton City at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Drexel, they will host Hogan Prep Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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