Durham hasn't had much luck against Colusa recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Durham Trojans will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Colusa RedHawks, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Durham didn't have quite enough to beat Willows and fell 3-2.
Durham actually scored more points across those five sets (103-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 12-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Durham had strong showings from Janelle Thorpe, who had 17 digs and two aces, and Clare Osbon, who had 11 digs, three kills, and three kills. That's the most aces Thorpe has posted in her last nine matchups.
Even though they lost, Durham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Colusa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against East Nicolaus, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the RedHawks have suffered since October 10, 2023.
Colusa was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-22, 25-18.
Durham's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-8. As for Colusa, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
Durham suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Colusa in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Durham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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