The Liberty County Bulldogs will face off against the Blountstown Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Liberty County sitting on three straight victories and Blountstown on four.
Liberty County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Wewahitchka.
The win didn't come easy: Wewahitchka scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-16.
Liberty County had a senior duo take command as Morgan Harper had ten digs, three aces, and two kills and Maddie G Richter had eight digs and three aces. Harper is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 18 every time she's taken the court this season.
They weren't the only good server: Liberty County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight matches.
Meanwhile, Blountstown was able to grind out a solid victory over Sneads on Saturday, taking the game 3-1.
Blountstown was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 22-25, 25-11, 25-19.
Liberty County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. As for Blountstown, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Liberty County hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 6.4 blocks per game. It's a different story for Blountstown, though, as they've been averaging only 1.6. Given Liberty County's sizable advantage in that area, Blountstown will need to find a way to close that gap.
Liberty County took their victory against Blountstown in their previous meeting on October 8th by a conclusive 3-0. Will Liberty County repeat their success, or does Blountstown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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