Volleyball Preview: Mountain View Bruins vs. Uintah Utes
The Mountain View Bruins are taking a road trip to take on the Uintah Utes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain View is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Mountain View is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Orem, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Mountain View was ranked 17th). Mountain View came up short against Orem on Tuesday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bruins have suffered since August 28th.
Mountain View was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-11, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Uintah had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Payson on Tuesday.
Uintah had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-20.
Brooklyn Olsen was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 20 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven contests.
Uintah kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Mountain View now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Uintah, their record is now 11-7.
Mountain View took their victory against Uintah in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the team 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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