After flying high against Stroudsburg last Wednesday, Parkland came back down to earth. The Parkland Trojans fell just short of the Liberty Hurricanes by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hurricanes apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.
Parkland took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-14, 15-25, 25-27, 25-16, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Parkland had strong showings from Josee Kim, who had 16 digs and three aces, and Izzy Fekula, who had 25 digs and two aces. Kim has been hot recently, having also posted 19 or more assists the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Danielle Gordon, who had 11 digs.
Liberty got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Abigail Schessler out in front who had 19 digs and two aces. Ava Panik was another key player, getting 13 digs.
Parkland's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Liberty, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-5-5.
Parkland will head out to square off against Emmaus at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Emmaus is on a three-game streak of home wins, Parkland a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Liberty, they will venture away from home to challenge Pocono Mountain East at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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