Volleyball Preview: Lodi Blue Devils vs. Columbus Cardinals
Lodi and Columbus are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Lodi Blue Devils will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Columbus Cardinals, where the match is scheduled at 6:45 p.m. Columbus took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lodi, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, Lodi was able to grind out a solid win over Richland Center, taking the game 2-0.
While Lodi won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Columbus came up short against Poynette on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Pumas recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
While Columbus ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 26-28, 25-21, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Columbus saw an underclassman step up: Elizabeth Tracy had 13 digs.
Even though they lost, Columbus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.8 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 8.
Lodi has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Columbus, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Lodi took their victory against Columbus when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Lodi repeat their success, or does Columbus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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