Antioch is 0-10 against Liberty since May of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Lions at 6:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Antioch didn't have quite enough to beat Deer Valley and fell 3-2.
Antioch wouldn't go down easily and took Deer Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Liberty made easy work of Pittsburg on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Liberty not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Pittsburg between 15 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-15, 25-17.
Antioch better focus on containing Samantha Salvatierra and Emery Gunderson as the pair were huge in Liberty's win. Salvatierra had four digs and four aces, while Gunderson had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Gunderson has posted over her last six matches.
Antioch's defeat dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Liberty, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Antioch suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Liberty in their previous matchup back in September. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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