Christian Brothers Academy hasn't had much luck against Columbia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Christian Brothers Academy Brothers will square off against the Columbia Blue Devils at 4:15 p.m.
Christian Brothers Academy is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Shaker.
Christian Brothers Academy was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-23, 25-16.
Despite their defeat, Christian Brothers Academy saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Josh Albritton, who had six blocks and four kills, was perhaps the best of all. Albritton is crushing it when it comes to blocks: he's had at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of David Llera, who had three kills, three digs, and two aces.
Even though they lost, Christian Brothers Academy kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything went Columbia's way against Guilderland two weeks ago as Columbia made off with a 3-0 win.
While Columbia won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 25-21.
Christian Brothers Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Columbia, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Christian Brothers Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Columbia in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Can Christian Brothers Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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