Columbus had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Central Red Devils. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Blue Devils also won the last time the pair played back in August.
Columbus had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-14, 25-12, 25-16.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Columbus to victory, but perhaps none more so than Audrey Burgamy, who had 18 digs and three aces. Burgamy is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Columbus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive contests.
Columbus pushed their record up to 15-17 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-9.
Columbus will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Shaw at 5:00 p.m. Columbus is facing Shaw at the right time seeing as Shaw is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Central, they are taking a road trip to square off against Beauregard at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Beauregard will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Central surely won't give up without a fight.
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