Durand waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Riverdale Rams out 2-1. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rams, too.
Durand had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Durand was led to victory by Addyson King and Mary Jane Norman. King had four digs and 14 assists, while Norman had four digs and 16 assists.
Despite the loss, Riverdale had strong showings from Cayleigh Hungate, who had seven kills and seven digs, and Lola Wainwright, who had three digs and 23 assists. Wainwright is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 17 every time she's taken the court this season.
Durand has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. As for Riverdale, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 20-8-1 record.
Durand didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Ashton-Franklin Center on the 19th. As for Riverdale, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Eastland on the 19th.
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