Volleyball Preview: Nampa Bulldogs vs. Columbia Wildcats
Nampa is 2-8 against Columbia since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Nampa Bulldogs will head out to face off against the Columbia Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Nampa came up short against Bishop Kelly on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nampa was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Bishop Kelly work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-23, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Columbia entered their matchup against Middleton on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Columbia fell just short of Middleton by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Wildcats let down their fans at home.
Columbia actually scored more points across those five sets (96-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 11-25, 25-12, 25-22, 17-25, 15-12.
Nampa's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9-1. As for Columbia, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-8.
Nampa suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Columbia in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Nampa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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