The Columbia Roughnecks will challenge the Sweeny Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Columbia is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Columbia is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering El Campo just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Ricebirds by a score of 3-2. The Roughnecks haven't had much luck with the Ricebirds recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Columbia took El Campo into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Sweeny entered their tilt with Wharton on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-8, 25-12.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 20-14. As for Sweeny, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-10 record this season.
Columbia came up short against Sweeny in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Columbia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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