After three games on the road, Centennial is heading back home. They will host the Palo Verde Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but likely not for long.
Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Durango, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Centennial was ranked fifth). Centennial fell just short of Durango by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Trailblazers 26-24 in the first set.
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 24-26, 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde came into Wednesday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Desert Oasis on Wednesday.
Palo Verde had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-7, 25-21, 25-17.
Lyric Earland was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 13 digs.
Palo Verde was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Oasis only served five.
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 23-12. As for Palo Verde, their win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 10-13.
Everything went Centennial's way against Palo Verde when the teams last played back in September, as Centennial made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palo Verde turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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