Centennial is 10-0 against Desert Oasis since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Centennial Bulldogs will challenge the Desert Oasis Diamondbacks at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Shadow Ridge, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Centennial was ranked fifth). Centennial fell just short of Shadow Ridge by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Centennial started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 18-25, 25-20, 28-26, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Desert Oasis came up short against Sierra Vista on Wednesday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Diamondbacks in their matchups with the Mountain Lions: they've now lost three in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18, 23-25, 25-21.
Zoe De Zarlo put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 16 digs.
Centennial's defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Desert Oasis, their loss dropped their record down to 11-18.
Everything went Centennial's way against Desert Oasis in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Centennial made off with a 3-0 win. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Desert Oasis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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