Fifth-ranked Palo Verde secured the 5A Mountain League's No. 2 seed for the 5A Southern Region tournament with a 25-18, 25-17, 25-16 sweep of No. 10 Shadow Ridge on Tuesday night at Shadow Ridge. The Panthers improved to 15-11 overall and 5-3 in league play with the victory.
Shadow Ridge, which fell to 18-14 overall and 2-6 in the Mountain League, has been eliminated from postseason contention. The Mustangs will close their season Thursday at 6:30 p.m. against Las Vegas High.
Kimber Morrow paced Shadow Ridge with nine kills and nine digs in the loss.
Palo Verde will host Coronado, the Desert League's No. 3 seed, in a region quarterfinal match at 6 p.m. Monday.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Original reporting: Las Vegas Review-Journal →
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