Volleyball Preview: Uintah Utes vs. Mountain View Bruins
The Uintah Utes will challenge the Mountain View Bruins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Uintah will be strutting in after a victory while Mountain View will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Uintah finally turned things around against Payson on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 3-1.
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.
Among those leading the charge was Brooklyn Olsen, who had 20 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven contests.
Uintah was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mountain View faced Orem in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Mountain View lost 3-0 to Orem. 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. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-11, 25-22.
Uintah's win bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Mountain View, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Uintah suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mountain View when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Uintah have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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