The Durango Trailblazers will square off against the Foothill Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Durango is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Liberty, who was ranked sixth at the time (Durango was ranked 19th). The Trailblazers lost 3-0 to the Patriots on Monday. The Trailblazers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
While Durango was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Foothill came up short against Coronado on Monday, falling 3-0. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
While Foothill had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-20, 25-19.
Foothill's loss dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Durango, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
Durango might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Foothill when the teams last played back in September. Can the Trailblazers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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