Columbus was the 3-1 winner over Lincoln Southeast when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Columbus Discoverers fell just short of the Lincoln Southeast Knights by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Discoverers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Columbus actually scored more points across those five sets (107-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Columbus saw an underclassman step up: Avery Bloebaum had four digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Columbus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Columbus' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-8. As for Lincoln Southeast, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-20.
Columbus wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Norfolk on the 15th. Lincoln Southeast has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against North Platte on the 12th.
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