Durango is 5-0 against Southeast Career Tech since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Durango Trailblazers will square off against the Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Durango comes in on nine and Southeast Career Tech on five.
Durango is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Sierra Vista, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Durango was ranked third). Durango blew past Sierra Vista 3-0 on Wednesday.
While Durango won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-23, 25-15.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Southeast Career Tech had no problem doing just that on Monday. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Southeast Career Tech never let Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-14, 25-23.
Libbie Ferreiro was the offensive standout of the game as she had eight digs and two aces. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
Southeast Career Tech was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Durango has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 23-10 record this season. As for Southeast Career Tech, they pushed their record up to 27-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Durango took their victory against Southeast Career Tech when the teams last played on October 10th by a conclusive 3-0. Does Durango have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southeast Career Tech turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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