Columbus East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against the Providence Pioneers, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pioneers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 on September 6th.
Columbus East was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-15, 25-7.
Addy Dean paced Columbus East's offense, picking up six kills. Dean got some help from Payten Osborn and her ten assists. Kadence Miller controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Columbus East's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Providence, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-12.
Columbus East wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Floyd Central on the 25th. As for Providence, after both having extra time off, they and Male will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on October 1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps