Volleyball Preview: Randolph Ro-Hawks vs. Columbus Cardinals
Randolph is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Columbus is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Randolph Ro-Hawks will welcome the Columbus Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Randolph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Hondo out 3-2.
Randolph was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 26-24, 25-27, 25-18, 15-11.
Randolph's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kylin Bain, who had 24 digs and two aces, and Makayla Hookstra, who had 12 digs. With that strong performance, Bain is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Randolph was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 12-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, everything went Columbus' way against Karnes City on Tuesday as Columbus made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Columbus took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-12, 25-13.
Columbus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 36-8 record this season. As for Randolph, their record now sits at 36-7.
Randolph came up short against Columbus in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, falling 3-1. Will Randolph have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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