Durham hasn't had much luck against Colusa recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Durham Trojans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Colusa RedHawks at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Durham didn't have quite enough to beat Willows and fell 3-2.
Durham actually scored more points across those five sets (103-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 12-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Durham had strong showings from Janelle Thorpe, who had 17 digs and two aces, and Clare Osbon, who had 11 digs, three kills, and three kills. That's the most aces Thorpe has posted in her last nine games.
Even though they lost, Durham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Colusa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to East Nicolaus. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the RedHawks have suffered since October 10, 2023.
Colusa was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-18.
Durham's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-8. As for Colusa, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
Durham suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Colusa when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Durham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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