Eagle Mountain extended their postseason success on Thursday against Liberty. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Liberty Patriots. The win was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on three straight.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Eagle Mountain who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 23-25, 25-13, 17-25, 15-11.
Eagle Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lexi Nichols, who had 19 digs. Nichols has been hot , having posted ten or more digs the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlotte Adams, who had three aces and 22 assists.
Eagle Mountain kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Eagle Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 29-18 record this season. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 34-13.
Eagle Mountain is on the road again on Monday to play Canyon. Liberty does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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