Columbia is 7-1 against Dixie County since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Columbia Tigers will welcome the Dixie County Bears at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Columbia is returning to their home court after beating Lafayette on theirs, despite the fact Lafayette has dominated at home this season. Columbia narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Lafayette 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (97-94) Columbia actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 11-25, 18-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Dixie County hadn't done well against Newberry recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Dixie County walked away with a 3-1 win over Newberry.
Dixie County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-13.
Dixie County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaicee Brown, who had 25 digs and two aces. Brown is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Whitaker, who had seven digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Dixie County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Columbia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Dixie County, their win bumped their record up to 8-11.
Columbia took their victory against Dixie County in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Does Columbia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dixie County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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