Volleyball Preview: Lena-Winslow Panthers vs. Durand Bulldogs
Lena-Winslow and Durand are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The Lena-Winslow Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Durand Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lena-Winslow is looking to tack on another W to their 14-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lena-Winslow duked it out withForreston on Tuesday. Lena-Winslow walked away with a 2-0 win over Forreston.
While Lena-Winslow won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Durand was able to grind out a solid victory over Christian Life on Monday, taking the game 2-0.
Durand easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-8.
Durand's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Maddy Moore, who had four digs and four aces, and Addyson King, who had four digs and 12 assists. That's the most aces Moore has posted in her last six games.
Durand was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are 6-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Lena-Winslow is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. As for Durand, their win bumped their record up to 25-8.
Lena-Winslow came out on top in a nail-biter against Durand in their previous meeting on October 1st, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lena-Winslow since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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