The Liberty Blue Jays will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Lafayette Lancers at 4:00 p.m.
Liberty is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Lee's Summit West by a score of 3-1.
Liberty 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 22-25, 26-24, 28-26, 25-21.
Liberty got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brinn Wright out in front who had nine digs and 29 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Anderson, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Lafayette faced Jackson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Everything went Lafayette's way against Jackson as Lafayette made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Lancers who have now won four matchups in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lafayette was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-8, 25-15.
Addy Wiese had a dynamite game for Lafayette, getting 17 digs. Wiese has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
Lafayette couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.3% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 5-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season. As for Lafayette, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 30-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Liberty has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Lafayette struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Liberty came up short against Lafayette in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Liberty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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