The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Salem Hills Skyhawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Maple Mountain is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, Maple Mountain didn't have quite enough to beat Timpview and fell 3-2.
Maple Mountain actually scored more points across those five sets (105-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 19-25, 17-25, 25-21, 16-14.
Even though they lost, Maple Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 33 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Salem Hills made easy work of Cedar Valley on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Skyhawks.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-12, 25-17.
Maple Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Salem Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Maple Mountain has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Salem Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Maple Mountain took their win against Salem Hills in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maple Mountain 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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