After losing to NCSSM: Durham the last time they met, Durham Academy decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Everything went the Durham Academy Cavaliers' way against the NCSSM: Durham Unicorns on Wednesday as the Durham Academy Cavaliers made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-12, 25-19.
Durham Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alice Chen led the charge by getting nine digs and eight aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces. Another player making a difference was Nafas Hayati, who had ten digs and four aces.
Hayati wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Durham Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Durham Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for NCSSM: Durham, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Durham Academy will head out to take on Ravenscroft at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for NCSSM: Durham, they will square off against Falls Lake at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. NCSSM: Durham is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
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