Volleyball Game Preview: Verrado Vipers vs. Paradise Valley Trojans + How To Watch

Verrado has gone a perfect 3-0 against Paradise Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Vipers will head out on the road to square off against the Trojans at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Verrado had won two straight games and Alyssa Ortiz did her part to make it three on Thursday. Everything went the Vipers' way against Desert Edge as they made off with a 3-0 victory with plenty of help from Ortiz, who had 18 kills, five digs, and five aces. She is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in each of the last five games she's played.

Verrado never let Desert Edge on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 25-23.

Taylor Thomas

Serving Aces (Career)

10/16/25 vs Desert Edge	7
10/09/25 @ Buckeye	4
09/29/25 @ North Canyon	4
09/27/25 vs Tournament Opponent	4
09/26/25 vs Arcadia	4

Taylor Thomas and Elleana Bejarano were among the main playmakers for Verrado as the former had seven aces and three digs and the latter had seven digs. Those seven aces gave Thomas a new career-high.

They weren't the only good servers: Verrado was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Paradise Valley got the win against North Canyon on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.

The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 7-10. As for Verrado, their record is now 17-13.

Verrado took their victory against Paradise Valley when the teams last played on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vipers since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.