The Timpview Thunderbirds will head out to square off against the Cedar Valley Aviators at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cedar Valley took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Timpview, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with 12 losses in a row, Timpview turned things around against Wasatch on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Wasps 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Thunderbirds have posted since March 8th.
Timpview took Wasatch into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Cedar Valley faced Maple Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Aviators came up short against the Golden Eagles, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Aviators in their meetings with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19, 25-15.
Timpview's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-7 and their overall record up to 4-14. As for Cedar Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Timpview couldn't quite get it done against Cedar Valley in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Aviators' Kahana Franco, who had 19 digs and two assists. Now that the Thunderbirds know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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