On Thursday, Liberty faced Arbor View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Liberty Patriots fell 3-1 to the Arbor View Aggies. The Patriots' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Liberty took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-11.
Even though they lost, Liberty was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.6.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Arbor View, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Liberty will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Coronado at 7:00 p.m. on September 23rd. As for Arbor View, they will head out to challenge Legacy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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