Bishop Gorman is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Coronado is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bishop Gorman Gaels will square off against the Coronado Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Bishop Gorman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Arbor View as Bishop Gorman made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-10, 25-20.
Bishop Gorman found their leader in sophomore Chloe Lopez, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Lopez has posted since back in September.
Lopez wasn't the only good server: Bishop Gorman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Coronado faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Coronado was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Centennial.
Coronado never let Centennial on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-10.
Bishop Gorman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for Coronado, their victory bumped their record up to 29-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Bishop Gorman has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Coronado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bishop Gorman beat Coronado 3-1 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Will Bishop Gorman repeat their success, or does Coronado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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