On Wednesday, Liberty faced O'Connor in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Liberty Lions fell 3-1 to the O'Connor Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lions of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
While Liberty ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 19-25, 25-21, 25-17.
When it comes to explaining why Liberty lost, don't look at Ella Petcu. Despite the final result, she had 17 digs. Petcu has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more digs the last three times she's played.
O'Connor found their leader in underclassman Anabelle Cummings, who had 23 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Cummings a new career-high in aces.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 16-11. As for O'Connor, the victory was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 28-2.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withBoulder Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for O'Connor, they will host Mountain Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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