Paradise Valley is 0-3 against Verrado since October of 2024 but things could change on Monday. The Trojans will welcome the Vipers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Paradise Valley turned things around against North Canyon on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Rattlers.
Verrado won the last time they faced Desert Edge and Alyssa Ortiz did her part to make sure it happened again. The Vipers blew past the Scorpions 3-0 on Thursday thanks in part to Ortiz, who had 18 kills, five digs, and five aces. She has been hot, having posted five or more kills the last five times she's played.
Verrado never let Desert Edge on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-19, 25-23.
Paradise Valley better focus on containing Taylor Thomas and Elleana Bejarano as the pair were huge in Verrado's win. Thomas had seven aces and three digs, while Bejarano had seven digs. Those seven aces gave Thomas a new career-high.
Verrado was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Paradise Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Verrado, their victory bumped their record up to 17-13.
Paradise Valley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Verrado when the teams last played on October 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ortiz, who had 16 digs, 14 kills, and two aces. Now that the Trojans know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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