Grove City Christian lost against Columbus Academy back in August of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Grove City Christian Eagles lost 3-0 to the Columbus Academy Vikings. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Columbus Academy scored at least 19 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Grove City Christian saw an underclassman step up: Axia Yoakum had eight digs.
Even though they lost, Grove City Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Grove City Christian's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Columbus Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8-1 record this season.
Grove City Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Columbus Academy and Fairbanks will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairbanks is on a six-game streak of home wins, Columbus Academy a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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