Palo Verde is 1-9 against Bishop Gorman since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Palo Verde Panthers will square off against the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Palo Verde sitting on three straight victories and Bishop Gorman on five.
Palo Verde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Liberty, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Palo Verde was ranked 14th). Palo Verde narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Liberty 3-2.
Palo Verde was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Bishop Gorman made easy work of Basic on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Bishop Gorman took every set by at least 19 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-6, 25-4.
Bishop Gorman's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Trinity Thompson, who had eight aces, six digs, three kills, and a block. Thompson is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last 63 games she's played dating back to last season. Caitlyn Lopez was another key player, getting six digs.
Bishop Gorman was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Palo Verde's win bumped their record up to 12-13. As for Bishop Gorman, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season.
Palo Verde came up short against Bishop Gorman in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Palo Verde avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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