The Central Red Devils will face off against the Columbus Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Central is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since October 26, 2023 on Tuesday. They came up short against Auburn, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-9, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Columbus beat Sumter County 2-0 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Columbus was: they took both sets by at least 19 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-5.
Columbus' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jaslyn Watts, who had nine aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Watts a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Burgamy, who had seven aces and six digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Columbus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Columbus, they pushed their record up to 14-17 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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