Coronado has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Coronado is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Centennial as Coronado made off with a 3-0 victory.
Coronado never let Centennial on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-10.
Coronado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight games.
Bishop Gorman extended their winning streak to seven games thanks to a huge performance from Chloe Lopez. Bishop Gorman put the hurt on Arbor View with a sharp 3-0 win on Thursday thanks in part to Lopez, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-10, 25-20.
Coronado pushed their record up to 29-4 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bishop Gorman, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Coronado has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Bishop Gorman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Coronado came up short against Bishop Gorman when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Coronado avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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