Volleyball Preview: Bloomington South Panthers vs. Columbus East Olympians
Bloomington South is 1-9 against Columbus East since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bloomington South Panthers will square off against the Columbus East Olympians at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Bloomington South is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Center Grove just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 3-0.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-10, 26-24.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Lake Butiste, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven games.
Even though they lost, Bloomington South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 8.
Meanwhile, Columbus East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian.
Columbus East was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-20.
Bloomington South now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Columbus East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Bloomington South was able to grind out a solid victory over Columbus East in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bloomington South since the squad 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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