Palo Verde and Centennial are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Palo Verde Panthers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Centennial Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Centennial took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Palo Verde, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Palo Verde finally turned things around against Desert Oasis on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Palo Verde had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-7, 25-21, 25-17.
Lyric Earland was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 13 digs.
Palo Verde was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Oasis only served five.
Meanwhile, Centennial faced Durango in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Centennial fell just short of Durango by a score of 3-2. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Centennial started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-11.
Palo Verde's victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 10-13. As for Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 23-12.
Palo Verde suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Centennial in their previous meeting back in September. Can Palo Verde avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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