If Durfee was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Scituate on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hilltoppers fell just short of the Randolph Blue Devils by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in April.
Durfee wouldn't go down easily and took Randolph into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-20, 17-25, 23-25, 25-10, 15-13.
Frank Pichardo paced Durfee's offense, picking up 20 kills. Pichardo got some help from Mathayus Medeiros and his 33 assists. Finally, Yahir Romero-Rosario kept Durfee's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Randolph had a senior duo take command as Jaden Vo had five digs and two aces and Khang Tran had 18 digs. With that strong performance, Tran is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game.
Durfee has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Randolph, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Durfee wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Quincy on the 15th. As for Randolph, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Southeastern RVT on the 15th.
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