Sumner entered their contest against Durant on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Sumner Stingrays fell 3-1 to the Durant Cougars. The Stingrays were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in August of 2022.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 21-25, 25-14, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Sumner was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matches.
Durant can attribute much of their success to Addison Harris, who had 15 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Harris has posted since last Thursday.
Sumner's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Durant, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sumner will face off against Leto at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Durant, they will venture away from home to square off against Bartow at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Durant is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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