Columbus won the last time they faced Sumter County, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Columbus Blue Devils walked away with a 2-0 win over the Sumter County Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Columbus took both sets by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-5.
Columbus got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaslyn Watts out in front who had nine aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Watts a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Burgamy, who had seven aces and six digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Columbus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Columbus' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-17. As for Sumter County, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6.
Columbus' road trip will continue as they head out to face Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. After both having extra time off, Sumter County and Carver will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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