The Mesa Ridge Grizzlies's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Palmer Terrors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Mesa Ridge will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Coronado, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Mesa Ridge was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Coronado on Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Grizzlies as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
A big factor in the win was Mesa Ridge's feisty defense: they held Coronado to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Palmer had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Palmer's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19, 25-10.
Mesa Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Palmer, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Mesa Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Palmer when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mesa Ridge 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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