The Columbus Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against the Randolph Ro-Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus will be looking to extend their current 15-game winning streak.
Columbus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Karnes City as Columbus made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Columbus was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-12, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Randolph came tearing into Tuesday's game with 13 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Owls out 3-2.
Randolph was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 26-24, 25-27, 25-18, 15-11.
Randolph can attribute much of their success to Kylin Bain, who had 24 digs and two aces, and Makayla Hookstra, who had 12 digs. With that strong performance, Bain is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Randolph was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 12-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Columbus is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 36-8 record this season. As for Randolph, their record is now 36-7.
Columbus beat Randolph 3-1 in their previous meeting back in November of 2022. Does Columbus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Randolph turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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