Liberty Baptist Academy is 1-8 against Pahranagat Valley since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Liberty Baptist Academy Knights will face off against the Pahranagat Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Liberty Baptist Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Tuesday, Liberty Baptist Academy made easy work of Sandy Valley and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Liberty Baptist Academy took every set by at least 15 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-6, 25-10.
Liberty Baptist Academy found their leader in underclassman Leiah Shaffer, who had 17 digs and six aces. With that strong performance, Shaffer is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game.
Liberty Baptist Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pahranagat Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Liberty Baptist Academy last Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 25-23 in the first set.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Pahranagat Valley lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 27-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-12.
Liberty Baptist Academy's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-6. As for Pahranagat Valley, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Liberty Baptist Academy skirted past Pahranagat Valley 3-2 when the teams last played last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Liberty Baptist Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
