It was an unfamiliar experience for Liberty’s volleyball team to get swept by Parkland in the EPC championship last week, but the Hurricanes should get another crack at the Trojans in the District 11 4A tournament if everything works out.

In a battle of unbeatens, Parkland (19-0) proved to be too much for the Hurricanes (20-1) in their first showdown of the season and Liberty head coach Connor Swigart hopes the loss serves as a lesson for the team as they head into this Thursday’s opening round of the district postseason.

“It was something we haven’t experienced all year and in the end, I think it will help serve us going forward,” Swigart said. “Nothing focuses you more than a loss does. Parkland had a plan and executed it almost flawlessly. We were on our heels most of the night and it was good for us to have experienced that in a high pressure environment.”

The stakes get even higher now as they head into this phase of the postseason, as Liberty comes into the tournament as the third-seed and opens with sixth-seeded Nazareth (12-5).

Colonial League champion Southern Lehigh (15-3) took the second-seed and face seventh-seeded Pleasant Valley (12-6).

The other side of the bracket features Parkland at the top-seed, as they take on Pocono Mountain West (10-10) in the quarters.

Emmaus (13-6) and Northampton (13-5) square off in a four-five battle with the winner moving on to take on the Trojans in next Tuesday’s semifinals. Finals are set for Nov. 3 at Catasauqua.

In 3A, second-seeded Bethlehem Catholic (13-5) look to be on a collision course with top-seeded Central Catholic (13-5) on a path toward the finals.

The Hawks open with seventh-seeded North Schuylkill (9-9) in Thursday’s first round and should take on either third-seeded Pocono Mountain East (16-4) or sixth-seeded Blue Mountain (8-10) in next Tuesday’s semifinals.

Central gets an opening round bye and awaits the winner of fourth-seeded Pottsville (13-5) and Northwestern (13-5).

The 3A finals are set for Nov. 3.