Columbus East lost against Trinity Lutheran back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Columbus East Olympians fell just short of the Trinity Lutheran Cougars by a score of 2-1. The Olympians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The 2-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by two points or less. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Columbus East's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lauren Smith, who had ten digs.
Columbus East's loss dropped their record down to 4-24. As for Trinity Lutheran, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Columbus East has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Jasper on the 12th. As for Trinity Lutheran, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Bloomington North on the 12th.
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