Blountstown and Liberty County squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Blountstown had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Liberty County Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost five in a row.
Blountstown took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-17, 16-14.
Cyianna Smith paced Blountstown's offense, picking up 16 kills. Smith got some help from
Madalyn Hall and her 23 assists.
Eden Mallory controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Leading Liberty County to victory were Maddie G Richter and Alison Shuler. Richter had 29 digs, while Shuler had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Shuler has posted in her last four games.
The loss snapped Blountstown's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-12 record. As for Liberty County, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-6.
Blountstown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Liberty County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Moore Haven on the 4th.
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