Volleyball Game Preview: Columbus Academy Vikings vs. Grove City Christian Eagles

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2024, 10:22pm

Volleyball Preview: Columbus Academy Vikings vs. Grove City Christian Eagles

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The Columbus Academy Vikings will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Grove City Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Columbus Academy will be strutting in after a win while Grove City Christian will be coming in after a loss.

Columbus Academy and Worthington Christian met for a duel on Wednesday where Columbus Academy came out on top. Columbus Academy put the hurt on Worthington Christian with a sharp 3-0 victory.

While Columbus Academy won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-13, 25-17.

Meanwhile, Grove City Christian came up short against Fisher Catholic on Thursday and fell 3-1.

The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 14-25, 25-16, 25-14.

Despite the defeat, Grove City Christian saw an underclassman step up: Axia Yoakum had nine digs and eight aces. Those eight aces set a new season-high mark for Yoakum.

Columbus Academy pushed their record up to 14-7-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Grove City Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.

Columbus Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Grove City Christian in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbus Academy 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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