Volleyball Preview: Columbia Eagles vs. Salem Wildcats
Columbia is 10-0 against Salem since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Columbia Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Salem Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Columbia will be strutting in after a victory while Salem will be coming in after a loss.
Columbia took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against East Alton-Wood River by a score of 2-0.
Columbia easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Salem came up short against Centralia on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Orphans: they've now lost eight in a row.
Salem was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-22.
Columbia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.
Columbia beat Salem 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbia since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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