Liberty Common hasn't had much luck against Platte Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Liberty Common Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Platte Valley Broncos at 6:30 p.m.
Liberty Common is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Village.
While Liberty Common was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Village's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-11, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Platte Valley waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Reds , sneaking past 3-2.
Platte Valley was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-27, 22-25, 25-20, 17-15.
Platte Valley can attribute much of their success to Addy Grossnickle, who had 25 digs, and Makenzie Piper, who had 13 digs, six aces, four kills, and a block. Those six aces gave Piper a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Platte Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Liberty Common's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Platte Valley, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Liberty Common might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Platte Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Liberty Common avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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