Volleyball Preview: East Columbus Gators vs. Pender Patriots
The East Columbus Gators will challenge the Pender Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Columbus is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Thursday, East Columbus made easy work of West Columbus and carried off a 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: West Columbus scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-11.
Brittany Mitchell had a dynamite game for East Columbus, getting nine aces and 26 assists.
East Columbus couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 61.8% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Pender can finally bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They blew past West Columbus 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Patriots have posted since August 15th.
One reason for the win was Pender's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-17, 25-15.
Jensen Bordeaux continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting 16 digs and ten kills. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 kills per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayda Tozour, who had 11 digs and four kills.
East Columbus' victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Pender, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11.
Everything went East Columbus' way against Pender in their previous matchup back in August as East Columbus made off with a 3-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bordeaux, who had 27 digs, three kills, and three kills. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Columbus still be able to contain Bordeaux? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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