Falls Lake waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the NCSSM: Durham Unicorns with a sharp 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Firebirds, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-6, 25-19.
Kate DeZurik was a one-man wrecking crew for Falls Lake as she had 21 digs and three aces. DeZurik is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Falls Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Falls Lake's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for NCSSM: Durham, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.
Falls Lake's road trip will continue as they head out to face Heritage at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Heritage will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Falls Lake surely won't give up without a fight. As for NCSSM: Durham, they will venture away from home to square off against Raleigh Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. NCSSM: Durham is facing Raleigh Charter at the right time seeing as Raleigh Charter is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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