Salem Hills entered their contest against Maple Mountain on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Salem Hills Skyhawks fell just short of the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Skyhawks let down their fans at home.
Salem Hills took Maple Mountain into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Several Skyhawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bri Frampton, who had 17 digs.
Even though they lost, Salem Hills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Maple Mountain was led to victory by Coco Denison and Aliyah Marks. Denison had 13 digs, while Marks had four aces and three digs. Denison has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last 11 times she's played.
Salem Hills' defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-5. As for Maple Mountain, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6.
Salem Hills will face off against Timpview at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Timpview will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Salem Hills surely won't give up without a fight. As for Maple Mountain, they will challenge Springville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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