Durand and Dakota are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The Durand Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Dakota Indians at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Durand didn't have quite enough to beat Orangeville and fell 2-1.
Durand actually scored more points across those three sets (65-64), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 14-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Dakota came up short against Pecatonica on Tuesday and fell 2-0. Dakota has struggled against Pecatonica recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Dakota was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23.
Durand's loss dropped their record down to 18-6. As for Dakota, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-18-2.
Durand beat Dakota 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Durand 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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