Volleyball Recap: Columbia Central Lions vs. Lincoln County Falcons
Columbia Central entered their match against Lincoln County on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Columbia Central Lions fell just short of the Lincoln County Falcons by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Lions let down their fans at home.
Columbia Central actually scored more points across those five sets (112-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 29-27, 20-25, 25-23, 15-12.
When it comes to explaining why Columbia Central lost, don't look at Gabby Bolton. Despite the final result, she had 24 digs and five aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Columbia Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 14 aces in three consecutive games.
Columbia Central's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3. As for Lincoln County, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-4.
Columbia Central will square off against Tullahoma at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tullahoma will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Columbia Central surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lincoln County, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Franklin County at 6:00 p.m. Franklin County is coming into the matchup with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Lincoln County will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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