Pleasant Grove has gone 9-1 against Lehi recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Pleasant Grove Vikings will be staying on the road to face off against the Lehi Pioneers at 6:30 p.m.
Pleasant Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Bingham, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Pleasant Grove was ranked first). Pleasant Grove took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bingham on Saturday. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Miners 25-15 in the first set.
Pleasant Grove started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Lehi can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They came out on top against Westlake by a score of 3-1.
Lehi had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-19, 25-21, 28-26.
Pleasant Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 24-3. As for Lehi, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-13.
Pleasant Grove took their victory against Lehi in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant Grove since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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