Palisade is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Durango is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Palisade Bulldogs will host the Durango Demons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Palisade made easy work of Fruita Monument and carried off a 3-0 win.
Palisade walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, everything went Durango's way against Grand Junction Central on Friday as Durango made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Durango was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-13, 25-13.
Eva Stewart was nothing short of spectacular: she had five aces, two kills, and 22 assists. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Carozza, who had 12 digs.
Durango was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Palisade's victory bumped their record up to 11-2. As for Durango, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Everything went Palisade's way against Durango when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Palisade made off with a 3-0 win. Does Palisade have another victory up their sleeve, or will Durango turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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