Columbian had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Bellevue Redmen with a sharp 3-0 win. The Tornadoes have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Redmen, too.
Columbian never let Bellevue on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 26-24.
Columbian can attribute much of their success to Emma Daugherty, who had 15 digs. Daugherty is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Bellevue had strong showings from Katherine Baptista, who had 23 digs and two aces, and Ellie Freitag, who had six digs and 11 assists.
Columbian has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Bellevue, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
Columbian will venture away from home to square off against Lexington at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Bellevue, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Crestline on the 5th.
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