The Centennial Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Palo Verde Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Green Valley, who was ranked 20th at the time (Centennial was ranked fourth). The Bulldogs came out on top against the Gators by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
While Centennial might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Green Valley scored at least 22 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-22, 25-27, 25-22.
Palo Verde not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 10th (when they won 3-0). They put the hurt on Desert Oasis with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Diamondbacks: they've now won four in a row.
Palo Verde never let Desert Oasis on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-12.
Palo Verde's win came from a few key players Centennial will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jagger Mendenhall, who had 20 assists and five digs. Mendenhall is crushing it when it comes to assists: he's posted at least 13 every time he's taken the court this season. Ben Fife was another key player, getting five aces and four digs.
Palo Verde's record is now 15-8. As for Centennial, they pushed their record up to 25-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Centennial came up short against Palo Verde when the teams last played back in May of 2024, falling 3-1. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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