Liberty Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Patrick Henry Patriots. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
Liberty Center 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, 25-15, 25-23, 25-15.
Patrick Henry found their leader in underclassman Gracyn Schwiebert, who had six digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Schwiebert a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Scherdt, who had 17 digs.
Liberty Center's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Patrick Henry, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-12.
Liberty Center does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Patrick Henry and Ottawa Hills will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ottawa Hills will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Patrick Henry surely won't give up without a fight.
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