Maple Mountain has gone 6-0 against Payson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles will host the Payson Lions at 2:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Maple Mountain is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Spanish Fork just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Dons. Considering the last time the Golden Eagles couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 25-14.
Despite the defeat, Maple Mountain saw an underclassman step up: Adison Thornton had 11 digs and 18 assists. Thornton has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more assists the last 17 times she's played.
Meanwhile, Payson came up short against Uintah on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Payson started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-20.
Maple Mountain's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7. As for Payson, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Maple Mountain took their victory against Payson when the teams last played back in October of 2020 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Maple Mountain have another victory up their sleeve, or will Payson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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