East Nicolaus has gone 9-1 against Durham recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The East Nicolaus Spartans and the Durham Trojans are set to duel. East Nicolaus is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
East Nicolaus can't be too worried about heading out to take on Durham: they just beat Pierce at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. East Nicolaus put the hurt on Pierce with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
East Nicolaus' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Pierce between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 25-18.
East Nicolaus can attribute much of their success to Ashlynn Tagala, who had 18 digs, and Shelby Scoggins, who had 14 assists. With that strong performance, Tagala is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Durham came up short against Willows last Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 24-26, 25-23, 25-9.
East Nicolaus pushed their record up to 24-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Durham, their loss dropped their record down to 18-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: East Nicolaus has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Durham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went East Nicolaus' way against Durham in their previous matchup on October 1st, as East Nicolaus made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Nicolaus since the team 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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