Volleyball Preview: Columbia Tigers vs. Branford Buccaneers
Columbia hasn't had much luck against Branford recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Columbia Tigers will head out to challenge the Branford Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Columbia is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since September 10th on Thursday. They blew past Dixie County 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Columbia never let Dixie County on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Branford waltzed into their contest on Friday with 17 straight wins... but they left with 18. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Hornets.
Branford had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-19.
Erika Rioux had an outrageously good game as she had 24 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Branford kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.5 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 4.6.
Columbia has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Branford, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
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