Volleyball Recap: East Nicolaus picks up 21st straight win at home

By Team Reports Oct 4, 2024, 9:35am

Volleyball Recap: East Nicolaus Spartans vs. Durham Trojans

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East Nicolaus put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Durham Trojans. The Spartans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Trojans, too.

East Nicolaus never let Durham on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-22.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Nicolaus to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shelby Scoggins, who had six digs, five aces, and a kill. The dominant performance gave Scoggins a new career-high in aces.

East Nicolaus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matchups.

East Nicolaus' win was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-0. As for Durham, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-10 record this season.

East Nicolaus didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Paradise on the 3rd. Durham has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Winters on the 3rd.

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