The Columbus Christian Crusaders will venture away from home to challenge the Medora Hornets at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Columbus Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Monday, Columbus Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Tabernacle Christian and fell 3-2.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Columbus Christian lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-22, 27-25, 21-25, 15-12.
The losing side was boosted by Abby Dora, who had nine digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight matchups.
Even though they lost, Columbus Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 12.4.
Meanwhile, Medora lost 3-0 to Brown County on Thursday. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-6.
Columbus Christian's record is now 5-15. As for Medora, their record is now 4-17.
Columbus Christian came up short against Medora in their previous matchup last Monday, falling 3-1. Can Columbus Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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