Columbus has won six straight games at home, while Sumter County has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Columbus Blue Devils will challenge the Sumter County Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Columbus' way against Carver as Columbus made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Columbus was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-9, 25-6.
Columbus' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Audrey Burgamy, who had 17 digs and two 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 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Sumter County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Spencer on Tuesday.
Sumter County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 22-25, 25-12, 27-25, 15-13.
Columbus has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-20 record this season. As for Sumter County, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
Columbus was able to grind out a solid win over Sumter County when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. Does Columbus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sumter County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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