Florida High School Volleyball - Riverview crushed by Durant
September 23, 2010: Plant City, FL 33567 The Durant Cougars topped the visiting Riverview Sharks volleyball team by a score of 3-0 in Thursday's league test.
The Cougars now have a 6-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to East Bay for a 5A District 8 test on Tuesday, September 28.
The Sharks (4-2) will now prepare for their test against Newsome (Lithia, FL). The Wolves enter the 5A District 8 test with a 1-4 record. In their last test, Newsome was knocked off by Sickles (Tampa, FL), 3-2, in a non-league test.
Match Summary
The Durant Cougars hosted the Riverview Sharks in a District 5A-8 matchup of two teams likely to contend for the district title all year long. Durant jumped out to a quick lead on strong hitting from the outside in the first set to cruise to a victory. In the second game Durant used crisp passing, hitting from all over and no service errors to win comfortably 25-15. The Sharks tightened up their attack in the third set which was neck and neck all the way to a tie at 15, but Durant pulled away to close out the sweep 25-20 and take the lead in district play.