Verrado unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Centennial Coyotes on Thursday. If the Vipers were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Coyotes when the teams met back in August of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 19-25, 25-12, 25-23.
Verrado's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Katelyn Barton, who had 19 assists and four digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Elleana Bejarano, who had 14 digs and three assists.
Kate Federico went supernova For Centennial., getting 25 digs and four aces. Those 25 digs gave Federico a new career-high.
Verrado has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Chaparral on the 2nd. As for Centennial, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Desert Mountain on the 3rd.
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