The Durant Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Freedom Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Monday, Durant came up short against Robinson and fell 3-1. The Cougars have struggled against the Knights recently, as their game on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Durant started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Freedom unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against Lennard, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Patriots have suffered since August 26th.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-13, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Freedom saw an underclassman step up: Averi Addison had 15 digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Freedom kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Durant's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7. As for Freedom, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
Durant beat Freedom 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Durant since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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