Bonanza hasn't had much luck against Durango recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. Bonanza will head out to face off against Durango at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Monday, Bonanza didn't have quite enough to beat Sunrise Mountain and fell 3-2. While the Bengals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Miners 25-20 in the first set.
Bonanza wouldn't go down easily and took Sunrise Mountain into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-19, 25-20, 21-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Durango faced Cimarron-Memorial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Durango fell just short of Cimarron-Memorial by a score of 3-2. The Trailblazers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Durango took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-10, 22-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Durango's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Bonanza, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Bonanza came up short against Durango when the teams last played on March 1st, falling 2-0. Can Bonanza avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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