Volleyball Preview: Skyridge Falcons vs. American Fork Cavemen
The Skyridge Falcons's road trip will continue as they head out to face the American Fork Cavemen at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Skyridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Bountiful, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Skyridge was ranked 15th). Skyridge came up short against Bountiful on Saturday, falling 3-0. The Falcons' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Skyridge was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, American Fork came up short against Layton on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Cavemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
American Fork was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Layton work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21.
Skyridge's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for American Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Skyridge was able to grind out a solid win over American Fork when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skyridge 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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