After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Granville, Durham School of the Arts was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top against the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Spartans by a score of 3-1. The Bulldogs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Spartans, too.
Durham School of the Arts had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-21.
Durham School of the Arts was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern School of Energy and Sustainability only served seven.
Despite the loss, Southern School of Energy and Sustainability saw an underclassman step up: Natalynn Snipes-Draine had seven digs and 18 assists. Those 18 assists set a new season-high mark for Snipes-Draine.
Durham School of the Arts' victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Durham School of the Arts will have a chance to go back-to-back against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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