Sierra Vista hasn't had much luck against Durango recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions will host the Durango Trailblazers at 6:00 p.m.
Sierra Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Bishop Gorman, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Sierra Vista was ranked seventh). Sierra Vista lost 3-0 to Bishop Gorman on Tuesday. The Mountain Lions' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-20, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Durango waltzed into their match on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Wildcats 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 25-9.
Durango couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.4% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 29.3% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 40.1%.
Sierra Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 20-10. As for Durango, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Sierra Vista has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Durango struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sierra Vista skirted past Durango 3-2 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Does Sierra Vista have another victory up their sleeve, or will Durango turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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