Durham unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gridley Bulldogs on Thursday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
While Durham ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-20, 21-25, 25-20.
Josie Landon paced Durham's offense, picking up 14 kills. Landon got some help from Clare Osbon and her 27 assists. Finally, Payton Santos kept Durham's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Durham has already played their next game (against Hamilton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Gridley, they will face off against Anderson at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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