Columbia City is 0-4 against Homestead since March of 2023 but things could change on Thursday. The Eagles will take on the Spartans at 5:30 p.m.
On Monday, Columbia City didn't have quite enough to beat East Noble and fell 3-2.
Columbia City actually scored more points across those five sets (113-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-23, 18-25, 29-27, 17-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Homestead came tearing into Wednesday's contest with 14 straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Cadets. The Spartans not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 15th (when they won 3-0).
Homestead never let Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-20, 27-25.
Columbia City's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 11-7. As for Homestead, they pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Columbia City suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Homestead in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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