After flying high against Hillcrest on Wednesday, Liberty came back down to earth. The Bison fell just short of the Paloma Valley Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 two weeks ago.
Liberty took Paloma Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 19-25, 23-25, 25-14, 19-17.
Kierstynn Vogt paced Liberty's offense, picking up 16 kills. Vogt got some help from Cadence Drumm and her 19 assists. Finally, Madison Rosal kept Liberty's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Among those leading the charge was Malia Jones, who had ten digs and four aces. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ashlynn Ferguson, who had five aces and one assist.
Liberty has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season. As for Paloma Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Liberty wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Rancho Christian on the 6th. As for Paloma Valley, they will head out to face off against Hillcrest at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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