Volleyball Recap: Westlake Wins High-Profile Game Against American Fork

Westlake faced American Fork in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Westlake came out on top against American Fork by a score of 3-1. This was a revenge game for the Thunder: when they faced off against the Cavemen back in March, they had to take a 2-1 loss.

The final score came out to 25-16, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19.

Talon Schank went supernova, getting 21 digs and one assist. He is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had 15 or more in each of the last six games he's played.

Jarett Santiago and Evan Olmstead certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Santiago had 31 assists and three digs, while Olmstead had 19 digs and two assists. Kapono Manuela also deserves some recognition as he had his first digs of the season.

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Previous Games (Home)

03/25/25 vs American Fork	3-1
03/18/25 vs Timpanogos	3-0
05/07/24 vs American Fork	3-0
05/02/24 vs Lone Peak	3-2
04/25/24 vs Skyridge	3-0
+ 2 more games

Westlake's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for American Fork, they now have a losing record of 6-7.

Westlake didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Bell Gardens on the 28th. As for American Fork, they have also already played their next match, a 3-2 defeat against Lone Peak on the 26th.