Colonie Central lost against Columbia on October 1st, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Colonie Central Raiders fell 3-1 to the Columbia Blue Devils. The Raiders haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Colonie Central started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-19.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Columbia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ava Tran, who had ten digs and two aces. Tran is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Colonie Central's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-10. As for Columbia, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3-1.
Colonie Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Queensbury on the 19th. As for Columbia, they will welcome Niskayuna at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Niskayuna will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Columbia surely won't give up without a fight.
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