Battle Mountain hasn't had much luck against Palisade recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The two teams will meet in a canine-themed contest at 9:00 a.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Battle Mountain comes in on 20 and Palisade on three.
Battle Mountain's tournament run continued when they took on Rifle on Friday. Battle Mountain came out on top against Rifle by a score of 2-0.
Battle Mountain's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Rifle between 16 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Palisade beat Valley 2-0 on Friday.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Palisade was: they took both sets by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-10.
Palisade couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.5% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27.6% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 40.5%.
Battle Mountain's win bumped their record up to 20-0. As for Palisade, their victory bumped their record up to 18-3.
Battle Mountain suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Palisade in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Battle Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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