Palo Verde has gone 7-0 against Desert Oasis recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Palo Verde and five for Desert Oasis.
Palo Verde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Arbor View, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Palo Verde was ranked 17th). Palo Verde took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Arbor View on Thursday. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Aggies 25-15 in the first set.
Palo Verde started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-17, 25-12, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Desert Oasis lost 3-0 to Coronado on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-19.
Palo Verde's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Desert Oasis, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-21.
Everything went Palo Verde's way against Desert Oasis in their previous matchup back in September, as Palo Verde made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palo Verde since the squad 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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