The Orem Tigers will take on the Timpanogos Timberwolves at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Orem is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Park City, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Orem was ranked second). Orem fell just short of Park City by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Orem actually scored more points across those five sets (108-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 18-25, 14-25, 29-27, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Timpanogos came up short against Payson on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Timberwolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Timpanogos took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-21.
Even though they lost, Timpanogos 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 seven aces in three consecutive games.
Orem's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Timpanogos, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Everything went Orem's way against Timpanogos in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Orem made off with a 3-0 win. Does Orem have another victory up their sleeve, or will Timpanogos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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