Palo Verde is 2-8 against Coronado since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. 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.
Palo Verde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Liberty, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Palo Verde was ranked 14th). Palo Verde came up short against Liberty on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Panthers just can't catch a break and have now endured six losses in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-6.
Meanwhile, Coronado sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Arbor View on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Coronado who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 26-28, 25-22, 20-25, 16-14.
Coronado got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Julie Beckham out in front who had 24 kills and 13 digs. Beckham is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had nine or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Schwartz, who had eight digs, a kill, and 45 assists.
Coronado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Palo Verde's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Coronado, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Palo Verde suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Coronado when the teams last played back in September. Will Palo Verde have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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