Appleton City entered their tilt with Liberal on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Liberal Bulldogs , sneaking past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Appleton City, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Appleton City was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-18, 23-25, 26-24, 15-3.
Appleton City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why Liberal lost, don't look at Libby Stebbins. Despite the final result, she had 20 digs. Stebbins is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Appleton City's victory bumped their record up to 11-7-3. As for Liberal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12.
Appleton City has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Lakeland on the 12th. As for Liberal, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Jefferson Independent Day on the 14th.
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