Palo Verde is 8-2 against Arbor View since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Palo Verde Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Arbor View Aggies at 6:00 p.m. Palo Verde is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Palo Verde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Coronado, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Palo Verde was ranked 15th). Palo Verde came up short against Coronado on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Palo Verde was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Coronado's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Arbor View entered their contest against Coronado last Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Arbor View fell just short of Coronado by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Aggies let down their fans at home.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Arbor View sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-18, 26-28, 25-22, 20-25, 16-14.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Alexxa Chan, who had three digs and 24 assists. She has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Arbor View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive matchups.
Palo Verde's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Arbor View, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-7.
Palo Verde beat Arbor View 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palo Verde since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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