The Columbia City Eagles will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Elkhart Christian Academy Eagles at 10:00 a.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Columbia City finally turned things around against Huntington North on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Vikings.
Columbia City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Elkhart Christian Academy hadn't done well against Triton recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Elkhart Christian Academy came out on top against Triton by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20.
Elkhart Christian Academy relied on the efforts of Kiara Trovatore, who had 16 digs and 21 assists, and Abby Crouse, who had 18 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Crouse has posted since back in August.
Elkhart Christian Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Triton only served seven.
Columbia City's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Elkhart Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-10.
Columbia City skirted past Elkhart Christian Academy 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2022. Will Columbia City repeat their success, or does Elkhart Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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