Tullahoma hasn't had much luck against Columbia Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Tullahoma Wildcats will look to defend their home court against the Columbia Central Lions at 6:00 p.m. Tullahoma is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Tullahoma's way against Shelbyville Central as Tullahoma made off with a 3-0 victory.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-18, 25-10.
Tullahoma was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Columbia Central entered their contest against Lincoln County on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Columbia Central fell just short of Lincoln County by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Lions let down their fans at home.
Columbia Central actually scored more points across those five sets (112-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 29-27, 20-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Columbia Central might have lost, but man, Gabby Bolton was a machine: she had 24 digs and five aces.
Tullahoma's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Columbia Central, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Tullahoma has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Columbia Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Tullahoma suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Columbia Central when the teams last played back in August. Will Tullahoma have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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