Volleyball Preview: Durham Academy Cavaliers vs. Cary Academy Chargers
Durham Academy is 9-1 against Cary Academy since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Durham Academy Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Cary Academy Chargers at 5:45 p.m. Durham Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Durham Academy came up short against North Raleigh Christian Academy and fell 3-1.
Durham Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-11, 25-13, 25-22.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Savanna Levinson, who had 12 digs and 11 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Amelia Fay, who had 13 digs.
Meanwhile, Cary Academy had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They skirted past the Tigers 3-2.
Cary Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (97-96), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-15, 10-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Durham Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Cary Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 5-8.
Durham Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Cary Academy in their previous matchup on September 3rd, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Durham Academy 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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