Columbia hasn't had much luck against Cape Hatteras recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Columbia Wildcats will head out to take on the Cape Hatteras Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m.
Columbia is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Bear Grass Charter.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-11, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Cape Hatteras had already won three in a row, and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Lakers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Cape Hatteras was: they took every set by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-16, 25-14.
Cape Hatteras was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive games.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Cape Hatteras, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Columbia has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Cape Hatteras struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Columbia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cape Hatteras in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Columbia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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