Rich is 3-0 against Tintic since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rich Rebels are on the road again to play the Tintic Miners at 6:15 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Saturday, everything went Rich's way against Altamont as Rich made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-9, 25-19.
Paige Smith had an outrageously good game as she had 21 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 17 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Rich was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Tintic hadn't done well against Wendover recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Tintic blew past Wendover 3-0. Winning may never get old, but the Miners sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
One reason for the win was Tintic's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-15, 25-13.
Rich is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season. As for Tintic, their victory bumped their record up to 6-11.
Everything went Rich's way against Tintic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Rich made off with a 3-0 win. Does Rich have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tintic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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