If NCSSM: Durham was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Voyager Academy on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Unicorns fell just short of the Research Triangle Raptors by a score of 3-2 on Monday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
NCSSM: Durham wouldn't go down easily and took Research Triangle into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-13, 23-25, 22-25, 15-8.
Leira Smith paced NCSSM: Durham's offense, picking up eight kills. Smith got some help from Anthien Nguyen and her 13 assists. Reagan Brock controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Research Triangle found their leader in sophomore Kat Liquorie, who had 31 digs and four aces. Liquorie is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last five games she's played.
NCSSM: Durham's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Research Triangle, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-3.
As of now, neither NCSSM: Durham nor the Raptors have any future games scheduled.
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