The Palisade Bulldogs will face off against the Grand Junction Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palisade is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 12 games.
On Friday, Palisade made easy work of Eagle Valley and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Palisade's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Eagle Valley between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-17.
Palisade can attribute much of their success to Elizabeth Snover, who had five digs and three aces, and Braeleigh MacAskill, who hit 75% for six kills15 digs and 26 assists. MacAskill is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 44 games she's played dating back to last season.
Palisade was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Bear Creek on Friday.
Grand Junction was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (61-60), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-21, 17-15.
Palisade pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Grand Junction, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Palisade took their victory against Grand Junction when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Palisade repeat their success, or does Grand Junction have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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