The Liberty Union Lions will head out to face off against the Fairfield Union Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Liberty Union lost 3-0 to Circleville on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Fairfield Union had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top against the Braves by a score of 3-1.
Fairfield Union had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 13-25, 25-17, 26-24, 25-23.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fairfield Union to victory, but perhaps none more so than Madison Collins, who had 24 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Collins now had ten or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Rhymer, who hit 100% for five kills26 digs and two blocks.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Fairfield Union kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in five consecutive matches.
Liberty Union's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Fairfield Union, their record now sits at 13-2.
Liberty Union might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Fairfield Union in their previous meeting back in August. Can Liberty Union avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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