After flying high against Keystone on Thursday, Columbia came back down to earth. The Raiders fell just short of the Fairview Warriors by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Raiders were not able to make up for their loss to the Warriors from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Columbia took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 29-27, 26-28, 21-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Naziya Reid paced Columbia's offense, picking up 15 kills. Reid got some help from Mariah Gonzalez and her 24 assists. Lexi Miller controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Columbia's defeat ended a three-match streak of away wins and brought them to 10-10. As for Fairview, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Columbia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Oberlin on the 7th. As for Fairview, they have also already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Cuyahoga Heights on the 7th.
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