Volleyball Preview: Durango Trailblazers vs. Mojave Rattlers
The Durango Trailblazers will square off against the Mojave Rattlers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Durango is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Durango is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Southeast Career Tech, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Durango was ranked fifth). Durango was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Southeast Career Tech on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-12.
Durango was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Mojave had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Las Vegas on Monday.
Mojave was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 14-25, 25-15.
Durango pushed their record up to 19-10 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Mojave, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.
Everything went Durango's way against Mojave in their previous matchup back in September, as Durango made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Durango repeat their success, or does Mojave have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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