Volleyball Preview: Columbus Discoverers vs. Lincoln High Links
Columbus has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Lincoln High Links at 6:30 p.m. Lincoln High took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Columbus, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Columbus made easy work of Norfolk and carried off a 3-0 win.
Columbus never let Norfolk on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-20.
Paighton Erb went supernova for Columbus, getting 13 digs, eight kills, two aces, and a block. That's the most aces Erb has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayla Janssen, who had 11 kills and seven digs.
Meanwhile, Lincoln High was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell just short of Burke by a score of 3-2. While the Links didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-22 in the first set.
Lincoln High started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 17-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-10.
Columbus has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Lincoln High, their loss dropped their record down to 8-20.
Columbus took their victory against Lincoln High in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Columbus repeat their success, or does Lincoln High have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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