There's no place like home for Columbia, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Mattamuskeet Lakers on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Columbia was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-97), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-11.
Columbia was led to victory by Manaya Basnight and Hannah Sawyer. Basnight had five aces, four digs, and three blocks, while Sawyer had four digs and a block. Those three blocks gave Basnight a new career-high.
Columbia 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 six aces in four consecutive contests.
Columbia's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-11. As for Mattamuskeet, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Columbia will face off against Cape Hatteras at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Cape Hatteras will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Columbia surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mattamuskeet, they will challenge Ocracoke at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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