Palo Verde is 7-2 against Durango since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Palo Verde Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Durango Trailblazers at 6:00 p.m. Palo Verde is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Palo Verde is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Palo Verde was ranked 16th). Palo Verde came up short against Centennial on Monday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Panthers have suffered since September 5th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-22, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Durango came up short against Arbor View on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Durango started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 25-21, 25-19, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Durango was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Palo Verde's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9. As for Durango, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Everything went Palo Verde's way against Durango in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, as Palo Verde made off with a 3-0 win. Will Palo Verde repeat their success, or does Durango have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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