The Columbus Cougars will face off against the Joliet J Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses dating back to last season for Columbus and four for Joliet dating back to last season.
Columbus had taken Red Lodge down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Cougars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams.
Columbus actually scored more points across those four sets (90-86), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 11-25, 25-22, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Joliet came up short against Red Lodge on Saturday and fell 2-0.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-13.
Joliet's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Columbus, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Columbus took their victory against Joliet when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the J Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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