The Columbia Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the Mogadore Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Columbia had just enough and edged Wellington out 3-2.
Columbia took Wellington into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 17-25, 20-25, 15-13.
Columbia can attribute much of their success to Nadia Hritz, who had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces Hritz has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Mogadore was able to grind out a solid win over Rootstown two weeks ago, taking the game 3-1.
Mogadore 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 21-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-23.
Columbia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Mogadore, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
Columbia took their win against Mogadore when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbia since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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