Florida High School Volleyball - Armwood Durant
September 30, 2010: Plant City, FL 33567 The Durant Cougars volleyball team scored 3 points and limited the visiting Armwood Hawks to 1 in the Cougars league victory on Thursday.
The Cougars now possess a 8-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Sickles for a non-league game on Tuesday, October 5. Durant will meet a Gryphons team coming off a 3-0 league win over Gaither (Tampa, FL). The Gryphons record now stands at 9-5.
The Hawks (4-4) will now prepare for their game against Newsome (Lithia, FL). The Wolves enter the 5A District 8 game with a 2-5 record.
Match Summary
The Durant Cougars extended their undefeated record in District 5A-8 play with a 4 set victory over the Hawks of Armwood High School. In the first set the Cougars steadily pulled away to a comfortable victory, and streaked out to a 10-0 lead in the second set before an Armwood timeout stemmed their momentum. Armwood came from behind in the third set to reach a tie at 24 and after each team had a chance to win Armwood pulled out a dramatic 28-26 victory. Durant took control again in the fourth set, building a steady lead and closing out the match with a 25-15 victory.