Orem faced Maple Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Orem fell just short of Maple Mountain by a score of 3-2. The Tigers were not able to make up for their loss to the Golden Eagles from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.
Orem wouldn't go down easily and took Maple Mountain into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 15-6.
Ben Hone paced Orem's offense, picking up 17 kills. Hone got some help from Lucky Jennings and his 40 assists.
Maple Mountain found their leader in freshman McKay Beattie, who had 16 digs and two aces. Those 16 digs gave Beattie a new career-high.
Tigers
| 03/18/25 @ Maple Mountain | 2-3 |
| 03/13/25 vs Westlake | 3-2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Timpview | 3-0 |
| 03/08/25 vs Ridgeline | 3-0 |
| 03/08/25 vs Wasatch | 3-1 |
The defeat snapped Orem's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-3 record. As for Maple Mountain, the win keeps they at an undefeated 9-0.
Orem wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Timpanogos on the 20th. As for Maple Mountain, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Timpview on the 20th.
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