The Centennial Bulldogs are on the road again on Thursday to play the Durango Trailblazers at 6:00 p.m.
Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Coronado, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Centennial was ranked fourth). Centennial lost 3-0 to Coronado on Wednesday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
While Centennial was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Durango waltzed into their contest on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Rattlers.
Durango was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-16.
Durango was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Centennial's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-11. As for Durango, they pushed their record up to 20-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Centennial took their win against Durango in their previous matchup back in October of 2022 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centennial since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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