Hurricane is 2-8 against Desert Hills since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Hurricane is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Orem, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Hurricane was ranked 21st). Hurricane fell just short of Orem by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. Hurricane has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hurricane took Orem into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 23-25, 23-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Desert Hills waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Desert Hills won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-22, 25-15.
Hurricane's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Desert Hills, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Hurricane came up short against Desert Hills in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. Can Hurricane avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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