Volleyball Preview: Cape Hatteras Hurricanes vs. Columbia Wildcats
Cape Hatteras is 10-0 against Columbia since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cape Hatteras Hurricanes will be staying on the road to face off against the Columbia Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Cape Hatteras will be strutting in after a win while Columbia will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Cape Hatteras got the win against Mattamuskeet by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Cape Hatteras' feisty defense: they held Mattamuskeet to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-14, 25-12.
Shaytana Trejo was the offensive standout of the game as she had six aces and three digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.3 aces per game.
Cape Hatteras was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Columbia came up short against Bear Grass Charter on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-12, 25-21.
Cape Hatteras is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Columbia, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Cape Hatteras' way against Columbia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Cape Hatteras made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Hatteras 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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