Breese Central came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Columbia Eagles. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 defeat the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
While Breese Central won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-19.
Among those leading the charge was Abby Shanafelt, who had three digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last 11 games.
Breese Central has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for Columbia, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 22-5.
Breese Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against East St. Louis on the 18th. Columbia has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Highland on the 18th.
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