The Liberty Hill Panthers will square off against the Pieper Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Liberty Hill is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Vista Ridge just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Rangers by a score of 3-2. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rangers 25-16 in the first set.
Liberty Hill actually scored more points across those five sets (97-91), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 10-25, 25-23, 15-8.
Despite the loss, Liberty Hill got top-tier performance from Brooklyn Escobar, who had 32 digs. Escobar has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.
Meanwhile, Pieper got the win against Boerne last Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-11, 25-17.
Pieper relied on the efforts of Kat Lopez, who had three digs and 16 assists, and Addi Reus, who had nine digs and two aces.
Liberty Hill's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 38-8. As for Pieper, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 33-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Liberty Hill has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Pieper struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Liberty Hill was able to grind out a solid win over Pieper when the teams last played back in August, winning 2-0. Will Liberty Hill repeat their success, or does Pieper have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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