Durham is 1-9 against East Nicolaus since October of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Trojans will challenge the Spartans at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Durham is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hamilton as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-20, 25-13.
Quincy typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday East Nicolaus proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Trojans. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
East Nicolaus never let Quincy on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 26-24.
Durham better focus on containing Sydney Anderson and Ashlynn Tagala as the pair were huge in East Nicolaus' win. Anderson had 11 digs and one assist, while Tagala had six digs and two aces. That's the most digs Anderson has posted since back in October.
Durham's record now sits at 30-5. As for East Nicolaus, their record is now 33-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Durham has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like East Nicolaus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Durham suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to East Nicolaus in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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