Liberty is 2-8 against James Monroe since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Liberty Raiders will be staying on the road to face off against the James Monroe Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Liberty and Wyoming East met for a duel on Tuesday where Liberty had to take the L. Liberty took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wyoming East.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16.
Meanwhile, James Monroe faced Woodrow Wilson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. James Monroe fell 2-0 to Woodrow Wilson. The loss continues a trend for the Mavericks in their matchups with the Flying Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
James Monroe was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-23.
Liberty's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8-1. As for James Monroe, they moved to 29-5-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Liberty might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from James Monroe in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Liberty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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