Columbus Torah Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Horizon Science Academy Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Horizon Science Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Columbus Torah Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, everything went Columbus Torah Academy's way against Foxfire as Columbus Torah Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Columbus Torah Academy was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-11, 25-16.
Columbus Torah Academy found their leader in underclassman Mia Mastracci, who had eight aces. Those eight aces set a new season-high mark for her.
Columbus Torah Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 33 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Horizon Science Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Northland back in August and fell 3-2.
Horizon Science Academy took Northland into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-13, 20-25, 23-25, 15-10.
Columbus Torah Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Horizon Science Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Columbus Torah Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Horizon Science Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbus Torah Academy 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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