Liberty is 1-8 against Immanuel since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks dukes it out withthe Immanuel Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Liberty didn't have quite enough to beat Caruthers and fell 3-2.
Liberty took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 17-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-12.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Arianna Aguayo, who had 48 digs and a kill. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazlyn Perez, who had 15 digs, three kills, and 35 assists.
Even though they lost, Liberty was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Immanuel came up short against Reedley on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Immanuel started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 27-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Immanuel might have lost, but man, Mary Degraw was a machine: she had 21 digs. With that strong performance, Degraw is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game. Another player making a difference was Ellsie Riddle, who had four digs and three aces.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 18-12-1. As for Immanuel, their loss dropped their record down to 17-20.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Liberty has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Immanuel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Liberty came up short against Immanuel in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Liberty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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