Silverado has gone 8-2 against Durango recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Silverado Skyhawks' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Durango Trailblazers at 6:00 p.m.
Silverado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Foothill, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Silverado was ranked 25th). Silverado came up short against Foothill two weeks ago, falling 3-0. The Skyhawks haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
While Silverado had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Durango hadn't done well against Palo Verde recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Durango came out on top against Palo Verde by a score of 3-1.
Durango had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-16.
Durango was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests.
Silverado's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Durango, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Silverado was able to grind out a solid victory over Durango in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Silverado repeat their success, or does Durango have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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