On Saturday, Liberty faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Liberty Lions fell 2-0 to the Centennial Coyotes. The Lions have struggled against the Coyotes recently, as their game on Saturday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
While Liberty had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19.
Liberty's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ella Petcu, who had seven digs, and Hayden Granger, who had three digs.
Centennial was led to victory by Sydnee Smith and Kate Federico. Smith had five digs, while Federico had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Federico has posted in her last seven matches.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Centennial, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 23-6.
Liberty has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Highland on the 12th. As for Centennial, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against O'Connor on the 12th.
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