The Columbus East Olympians will challenge the Southport Cardinals at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Columbus East came up short against Franklin Central and fell 3-1.
Columbus East started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-15, 25-11, 25-22.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Southport and Franklin Central, and Franklin Central kept the tradition alive. The Cardinals took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Flashes on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 22-25, 25-19.
Southport's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Columbus East, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Columbus East couldn't quite get it done against Southport when the teams last played back in April of 2021 as they fell 2-0. Can the Olympians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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