It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Columbian had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Norwalk Truckers. The victory was familiar territory for the Tornadoes who have now won three matchups in a row.
Columbian took Norwalk into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Kaela Jenkins paced Columbian's offense, picking up 24 kills. Jenkins got some help from
Avary Brown and her 39 assists. Finally, Jenkins was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high eight blocks.
Despite the loss, Norwalk still got an impressive performance from Mac Wineman, who had 15 digs.
Columbian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Norwalk, they moved to 20-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Columbian has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Bloom-Carroll on the 31st. Norwalk does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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