If Desert Hills was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of North Sanpete on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Desert Hills fell 3-1 to the Salem Hills Skyhawks on Saturday. That makes it the first time this season the Thunder have let down their home crowd.
While Desert Hills ultimately came up short, they really made Salem Hills work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-15, 18-25, 25-16.
Brodie Hoag paced Desert Hills' offense, picking up 14 kills. Hoag got some help from Jordan Schudde and his 29 assists. Hoag was also solid from the service line: he led the team with eight aces.
Leading Salem Hills to victory were Taylor Gabbitas and Talon Roberts. Gabbitas had 18 digs, while Roberts hit 83.3% for five kills and 38 assists. Those 83.3% hitting percentage gave Roberts a new career-high.
Desert Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Salem Hills, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-4.
Desert Hills didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Snow Canyon on the 22nd. As for Salem Hills, they have also already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against North Sanpete on the 22nd.
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