The Spanish Fork Dons will venture away from home to square off against the Cedar Valley Aviators at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Spanish Fork is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Wasatch just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Wasps. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Dons have suffered since March 4th.
Spanish Fork was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Cedar Valley faced Wasatch in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Cedar Valley came up short against Wasatch, falling 3-0. The Aviators have struggled against the Wasps recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
While Cedar Valley was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Wasatch's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23, 26-24.
Spanish Fork's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-7. As for Cedar Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Spanish Fork was able to grind out a solid win over Cedar Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spanish Fork 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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