Columbus has gone 4-0 against Blair recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Columbus Discoverers will be staying on the road to face off against the Blair Bears at 7:00 p.m. Blair took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Columbus, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Columbus had just enough and edged Kearney out 2-1.
Columbus had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 27-29, 25-20, 25-22.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Columbus to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ayla Janssen, who had 11 kills, nine digs, and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Haynes, who had 18 digs.
Meanwhile, Blair lost 3-0 to Gretna East on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-17, 25-17.
Despite the defeat, Blair saw an underclassman step up: Olivia Wolff had 15 digs.
Columbus is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Blair, they dropped their record down to 13-10 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Columbus has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Blair 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.
Columbus beat Blair 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbus since the squad 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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