Dartmouth is 10-0 against Durfee since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Dartmouth Indians will head out to take on the Durfee Hilltoppers at 5:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dartmouth has three straight victories, Durfee has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Dartmouth is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since September 23rd on Friday. They blew past Greater New Bedford RVT 3-0.
While Dartmouth won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-22.
Among those leading the charge was Arden Dennehy, who had five digs and five aces. Those five aces gave her a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Dartmouth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Durfee suffered their biggest defeat since September 23rd on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Somerset Berkley Regional.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Somerset Berkley Regional scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-17, 25-21.
Dartmouth has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Durfee, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Dartmouth took their victory against Durfee when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dartmouth 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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