Staley is 2-8 against Liberty North since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons challenges the Liberty North Eagles at 6:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Staley didn't have quite enough to beat Blue Springs South and fell 3-2. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Staley sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 22-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Liberty North had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Broncos.
While Liberty North won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 29-27, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Emma Christian, who had 19 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Staley's defeat dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Liberty North, they pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Staley came up short against Liberty North in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Staley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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