If Sumner was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Morgan last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Stingrays fell just short of the Durant Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Stingrays of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2024.
Sumner was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Durant work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-19, 26-24, 21-25, 15-12.
Victoria Benitez
| 08/25/25 vs Durant | 5 |
| 08/20/25 @ Morgan | 5 |
| 08/18/25 @ King | 3 |
When it comes to explaining why Sumner lost, don't look at Victoria Benitez. Despite the final result, she had five digs and five aces. Benitez is crushing it when it comes to aces: she's served at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Alana Mitchell was another key player, getting 16 digs and three aces.
Durant was led to victory by Lindsay Mettler and Elina Landry. Mettler had 11 digs and eight aces, while Landry had ten digs and four aces.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sumner fell to 2-1. As for Durant, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Sumner has already played their next match (against Plant City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Durant, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Freedom on the 27th.
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