Durham School of the Arts hasn't had much luck against Louisburg recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Durham School of the Arts Bulldogs will look to defend their home court against the Louisburg Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Louisburg took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Durham School of the Arts, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, everything went Durham School of the Arts' way against Granville Central as Durham School of the Arts made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Durham School of the Arts was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-0, 25-6, 25-12.
Durham School of the Arts can attribute much of their success to Nelly Gray, who had three digs and two aces, and Abigail Schnee, who had three aces. The dominant performance gave Schnee a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Louisburg suffered their biggest defeat since September 3rd on Tuesday. They came up short against Carrboro, falling 3-0. The Warriors have struggled against the Jaguars recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Louisburg 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 25-21, 25-23, 25-13.
Louisburg's loss came about despite a quality game from Gabriella Capp, who had 12 digs and four aces.
Durham School of the Arts' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for Louisburg, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Durham School of the Arts hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 7.1 blocks per game. However, it's not like Louisburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Durham School of the Arts suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Louisburg in their previous meeting back in August. Will Durham School of the Arts have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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