Volleyball Game Preview: Westlake Thunder vs. American Fork Cavemen

The Westlake Thunder will challenge the American Fork Cavemen at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Westlake is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 12 games.

Westlake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Cedar Valley, who was ranked 20th at the time (Westlake was ranked third). The Thunder blew past the Aviators 3-0 on Friday.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-16, 25-21.

Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only American Fork walked away with it. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Lancers on Monday. The Cavemen not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 20th (when they won 3-0).

American Fork was especially dominant in the second set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-7, 26-24.

Westlake better focus on containing Evan Olmstead and Jarett Santiago as the pair were huge in American Fork's win. Olmstead had ten digs and five assists, while Santiago had six digs, two aces, and one block. Olmstead is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had ten or more in each of the last 19 games he's played.

American Fork's win bumped their record up to 8-15. As for Westlake, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-5.

Westlake took their win against American Fork when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Thunder have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cavemen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.