The Desert Hills Thunder will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Uintah Utes at 9:00 a.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Desert Hills finally turned things around against Pine View on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Thunder have posted since October 1st.
One reason for the win was Desert Hills' just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-16, 25-12.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Uintah had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Beetdiggers.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-21, 25-10.
Desert Hills' win bumped their record up to 18-9. As for Uintah, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Desert Hills has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Uintah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Desert Hills' way against Uintah in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, as Desert Hills made off with a 3-0 win. Does Desert Hills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Uintah turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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