Coronado is 7-0 against Palo Duro since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Coronado Mustangs will host the Palo Duro Dons at 5:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Coronado came up short against Lubbock-Cooper on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-21.
Despite the defeat, Coronado saw an underclassman step up: Addison Brown had 15 digs. Brown has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
Meanwhile, Palo Duro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Lubbock-Cooper.
While Palo Duro was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Lubbock-Cooper's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-11, 25-12.
Coronado's defeat dropped their record down to 19-17. As for Palo Duro, their loss dropped their record down to 10-19.
Everything went Coronado's way against Palo Duro in their previous matchup back in September, as Coronado made off with a 3-0 win. Will Coronado repeat their success, or does Palo Duro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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