It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Durand-Arkansaw had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Colby Hornets. The victory was familiar territory for the Panthers who have now won 16 contests in a row.
Durand-Arkansaw had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 18-25, 25-16, 25-16, 15-12.
Addison Auth paced Durand-Arkansaw's offense, picking up 25 kills. Auth got some help from
Sawyer Sabelko and her 30 assists. Sabelko was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Despite the loss, Colby still got an impressive performance from Tori Underwood, who had nine digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Underwood a new career-high in aces.
Durand-Arkansaw's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-3. As for Colby, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 24-9 record.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on Stratford at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. They will roll in looking for their 23rd straight victory, something Durand-Arkansaw surely won't give up without a fight. Colby does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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