The Durant Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Freedom Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Monday, Durant came up short against Robinson and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost seven in a row.
Durant started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-21.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Freedom's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Lennard. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Patriots have suffered since August 26th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-13, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Freedom saw an underclassman step up: Averi Addison had 15 digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Freedom kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Durant's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7. As for Freedom, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
Durant was able to grind out a solid victory over Freedom in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Durant 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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