The Colonial Heights Colonials will venture away from home to square off against the Dinwiddie Generals at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Monday, Colonial Heights made easy work of L.C. Bird and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Colonials.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Colonial Heights took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-10, 25-14.
Colonial Heights' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Piper Howison, who had four digs and four aces, and Madison Mingloski, who had three aces. That's the most aces Mingloski has posted since back in September of 2023.
Colonial Heights was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 31 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dinwiddie, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. Everything went their way against Petersburg on Thursday as Dinwiddie made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Generals as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Colonial Heights' record now sits at 7-2. As for Dinwiddie, their record is now 2-5.
Colonial Heights took their win against Dinwiddie in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colonial Heights 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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