Liberty North has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while St. Michael the Archangel has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Liberty North Eagles will host the St. Michael the Archangel Guardians at 6:30 p.m.
Liberty North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Lee's Summit West, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Liberty North was ranked 15th). Liberty North fell 3-1 to Lee's Summit West on Thursday.
Liberty North started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-22.
Despite the loss, Liberty North had strong showings from Ella Schwalm, who had eight digs and three aces, and Mak Miller, who had three kills and a block. The team also got some help courtesy of Annalyse Cisneros, who had 16 digs.
Meanwhile, everything went St. Michael the Archangel's way against Notre Dame de Sion on Thursday as St. Michael the Archangel made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-11, 25-13.
Katie Vargo had a dynamite game for St. Michael the Archangel, getting 20 digs.
Liberty North's defeat dropped their record down to 12-5. As for St. Michael the Archangel, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Liberty North has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Michael the Archangel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Liberty North came up short against St. Michael the Archangel in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, falling 2-0. Will Liberty North have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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