Volleyball Recap: Durango Comes Up Short Despite Mia Carozza's Strong Performance

By Team Reports Oct 6, 2024, 7:06pm

Volleyball Recap: Durango Demons vs. Montrose Red Hawks

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Durango lost against Montrose back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Durango Demons fell 3-1 to the Montrose Red Hawks. The defeat continues a trend for the Demons in their matchups with the Red Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.

Durango couldn't get the W, but boy did they fight for it: two sets took extra rallies. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-19, 22-25, 26-24.

When it comes to explaining why Durango lost, don't look at Mia Carozza. Despite the final result, she had 21 digs. With that strong performance, Carozza is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Trujillo, who had 13 digs.

Avery Kingsbury had an outrageously good game for Montrose as she had 23 digs.

Durango's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Montrose, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Grand Junction the next time they take the court. Durango will host Grand Junction at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, while Montrose will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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