Colby and Spencer are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Colby Hornets will square off against the Spencer Rockets at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Colby has four straight victories, Spencer has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Colby earned a 3-1 win over Loyal.
Colby had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Spencer suffered their biggest loss since September 24th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Columbus Catholic.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-9, 25-14.
Colby pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Spencer, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Colby has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Spencer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Colby came out on top in a nail-biter against Spencer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colby since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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