Foothill is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Durango a seven-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Foothill Falcons will look to defend their home court against the Durango Trailblazers at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Foothill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Coronado, who was ranked second at the time (Foothill was ranked 12th). The Falcons lost 3-0 to the Cougars on Monday.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Coronado scored at least 18 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-20, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Durango came up short against Liberty on Monday, falling 3-0.
Durango was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-19.
Durango's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Foothill, their loss dropped their record down to 11-14.
Foothill took their win against Durango in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Trailblazers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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