Palmer has gone 10-0 against Widefield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Palmer Terrors are taking a road trip to take on the Widefield Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Palmer is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mesa Ridge just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 3-2. While the Terrors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Grizzlies 25-23 in the first period.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Palmer lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-23, 25-23, 21-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Widefield lost 3-0 to Coronado on Thursday. The Gladiators have struggled against the Cougars recently, as their game on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
While Widefield was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Coronado's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-21, 27-25.
Palmer's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Widefield, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Palmer beat Widefield 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. Does Palmer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Widefield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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