American Fork lost against Lehi back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Cavemen took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pioneers.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 24-26, 25-15, 25-20.
Maxim Hale paced American Fork's offense, picking up 19 kills. Hale got some help from Jarett Santiago and his 32 assists. Hale was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Lehi can attribute much of their success to Santiago Hernandez, who had 14 digs and three assists. That's the most assists Hernandez has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Ty Reynolds, who had 51 assists and eight digs.
American Fork has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last ten matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. As for Lehi, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-4.
American Fork didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Layton on the 5th. After both having extra time off, Lehi and Pleasant Grove will shake off the rust and duke it out at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. The Pioneers are facing the Vikings at the right time seeing as the Vikings are stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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