Volleyball Game Preview: Montrose Red Hawks vs. Durango Demons

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 12:36am

Volleyball Preview: Montrose Red Hawks vs. Durango Demons

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The Montrose Red Hawks will play host again on Friday to welcome the Durango Demons, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

On Tuesday, Montrose had just enough and edged Fruita Monument out 3-2.

Montrose was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 21-25, 20-25, 25-6, 15-8.

Meanwhile, Durango sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Alamosa on Tuesday.

Durango was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-95), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 18-25, 12-25, 15-13.

Montrose has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Durango, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7.

Montrose beat Durango 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. Does Montrose have another victory up their sleeve, or will Durango turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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