Basic came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but they unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners.
While Basic was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Southeast Career Tech's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-18, 25-20, 25-21.
Southeast Career Tech's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Daryl Durden led the charge by getting nine kills, seven digs, and four aces. The team also got some help from Gabriella Birch, who had 13 digs and three aces.
Basic has been struggling for a while as they've lost 20 of their last 24 contests, dating back to last year. That's dragged them to a 4-19 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-0 Silverado (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 67.8% over those games). As for Southeast Career Tech, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-17.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Basic is set to challenge their familiar foe Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Southeast Career Tech will face off against their in-conference opponent Silverado at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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