Fayetteville is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Liberty North. The Fayetteville Bulldogs fell just short of the Liberty North Eagles by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bulldogs of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Fayetteville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-12, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Fayetteville had strong showings from Lily Moser, who had eight digs and three aces, and Eva Mcpike, who had eight digs and two aces.
Fayetteville's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Liberty North, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-6.
Fayetteville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Blue Springs on the 5th. Liberty North has also already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against St. Teresa's Academy on the 5th.
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