Liberty came tearing into Monday's matchup with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks 3-2. This was payback for the Hurricanes, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
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 final score came out to 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. Another player making a difference was 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 games.
Liberty's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-5-5. As for Bethlehem Catholic, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Liberty will welcome Easton Area at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Bethlehem Catholic, they will face off against Emmaus at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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