Coronado has gone 8-2 against Palo Verde recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Coronado Cougars' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Palo Verde Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Palo Verde took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Coronado, who comes in off a win.
Coronado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Arbor View, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Coronado was ranked second). Coronado won by a set and slipped past Arbor View 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Coronado got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 26-28, 25-22, 20-25, 16-14.
Coronado's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Julie Beckham, who had 24 kills and 13 digs. Beckham is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had nine or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Schwartz, who had eight digs, a kill, and 45 assists.
Coronado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Liberty.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-6.
Coronado pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Palo Verde, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Everything went Coronado's way against Palo Verde in their previous matchup back in September, as Coronado made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coronado since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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