Durango hasn't had much luck against Coronado recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Trailblazers will square off against the Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Coronado took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Durango, who comes in off a win.
Durango is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Green Valley, who was ranked 13th at the time (Durango was ranked 20th). The Trailblazers blew past the Gators 3-0 on Thursday. The win was some much needed relief for the Trailblazers as it spelled an end to their four-match losing streak.
Durango was especially dominant in the third set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 25-14.
Durango can attribute much of their success to Tylee Thrasher, who had eight digs and four aces. The dominant performance also gave Thrasher a new career-high in assists (five).
Thrasher wasn't the only good servers: Durango was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Coronado came up short against Kamehameha Hawai'i on Saturday and fell 2-0.
Durango's record is now 10-11. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7.
Durango couldn't quite get it done against Coronado when the teams last played back in August as they fell 2-0. Can the Trailblazers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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