Whitewater won the last time they faced Columbus, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Whitewater Wildcats narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Columbus Blue Devils 2-1.
Whitewater had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Whitewater can attribute much of their success to Rylee Vessell, who had nine digs.
Columbus' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Audrey Burgamy, who had 15 digs and two aces.
Whitewater has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-12 record this season. As for Columbus, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-15.
Whitewater will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Chamblee at 1:00 p.m. Both are at an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long. As for Columbus, they will challenge Mount Pisgah Christian at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mount Pisgah Christian will roll in looking for their 18th straight win, something Columbus surely won't give up without a fight.
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