Utah High School Volleyball - Hurricane tips Snow Canyon
April 2, 2024: Hurricane, UT 84737 The crowd at Tuesday's league bout between the Hurricane Tigers (Hurricane, UT) and the visiting Snow Canyon Warriors (St. George, UT), saw Hurricane's volleyball squad nip Snow Canyon by a tally of 3-2.
With the win, Hurricane upgrades its record to 7-11 on the year. The Tigers travel to Pine View (St. George, UT) to play the Panthers in a 4A Region 9 bout on Tuesday, April 9. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 16-4. Pine View won 3-0 in their recent league bout against Desert Hills (St. George, UT)
The Warriors now own a 6-11 record. They play next when they host Crimson Cliffs for a 4A Region 9 bout on Friday, April 5. Snow Canyon will play a Mustangs squad coming off a 3-0 league win over Cedar (Cedar City, UT). The Mustangs record now stands at 10-8.
Match Summary
The home team came out victor in the fifth match between Hurricane and Snow Canyon this season. The first four meetings were in tournament play with an even 2-2 split. This was the first region match with weightier implications in the standings. Hurricane's balanced attack was led by Cael Carter with 12 kills and 3 aces totaling 15 points. Other players scoring in double digits were Benson Hicken with 13, Marshall Stout with 12 and Thai Gubler with 11. The defense had to deal with Snow Canyon's dominant outside Corbin Batista throughout the night but were successful in the end.
