After seven games on the road, Middleton is heading back home. They will welcome the Columbia Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Middleton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Rocky Mountain, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Middleton was ranked 22nd). Middleton took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rocky Mountain on Saturday.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Columbia came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Falcons 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Columbia took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-13, 25-10.
Columbia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Middleton's loss dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Columbia, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Middleton skirted past Columbia 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Will Middleton repeat their success, or does Columbia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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