Easton Area hasn't had much luck against Liberty recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Easton Area Rovers will head out to square off against the Liberty Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m.
Last Monday, Easton Area came up short against Freedom and fell 3-1.
While Easton Area had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 24-26, 25-23, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Liberty entered their tilt with Bethlehem Catholic on Monday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They had just enough and edged the Hawks out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (111-109) Liberty actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-23, 28-26, 23-25, 15-12.
Abigail Schessler was nothing short of spectacular: she had 18 digs and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eva Madeira, who had nine digs.
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 eight aces in seven consecutive contests.
Easton Area's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Liberty, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-5-5.
Easton Area suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Liberty in their previous matchup back in September. Can Easton Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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