After both having extra time off, the Liberty-Benton Eagles and the Paulding Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Liberty-Benton came up short against Pandora-Gilboa and fell 3-1. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Liberty-Benton was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Pandora-Gilboa work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20, 20-25, 29-27.
Meanwhile, Paulding made easy work of Antwerp on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Archers: they've now won four in a row.
Paulding walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-21, 25-10, 25-17.
Liberty-Benton better focus on containing Libby Breier and Addison Shull as the pair were huge in Paulding's win. Breier had five aces and four digs, while Shull had five digs. Those five aces gave Breier a new career-high.
Liberty-Benton's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Paulding, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Liberty-Benton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Paulding struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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