Volleyball Preview: Salem Hills Skyhawks vs. Springville Red Devils
Salem Hills is 10-0 against Springville since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Salem Hills Skyhawks will head out to square off against the Springville Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Salem Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Timpview, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Salem Hills was ranked 18th). Salem Hills came up short against Timpview on Thursday, falling 3-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Skyhawks were not able to get on the board.
While Salem Hills was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Timpview's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Springville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Maple Mountain.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-12.
Salem Hills' loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-6. As for Springville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Salem Hills took their victory against Springville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Salem Hills repeat their success, or does Springville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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