Riverside-Durham and South Granville met for a duel on Monday where Riverside-Durham couldn't get it done. The Riverside-Durham Pirates fell just short of the South Granville Vikings by a score of 3-2. The Pirates' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it five in a row.
Riverside-Durham actually scored more points across those five sets (106-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 21-25, 12-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Riverside-Durham saw an underclassman step up: Nureen Khan had 23 digs and five aces. Those 23 digs set a new season-high mark for Khan.
Even though they lost, Riverside-Durham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last four contests.
Riverside-Durham's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for South Granville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-4.
Riverside-Durham wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Hillside on the 1st. South Granville has also already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against J.F. Webb on the 1st.
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