On Thursday Uintah will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will square off against the Orem Tigers at 6:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Uintah didn't have quite enough to beat Provo and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Utes in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Uintah started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 21-25, 25-17, 26-24, 21-19.
Uintah's defeat came about despite a quality game from Brooklyn Olsen, who had 24 digs.
Meanwhile, Orem waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They had just enough and edged the Lions out 3-2.
Orem wouldn't go down easily and took Payson into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 25-11, 15-25, 24-26, 25-23, 15-9.
Uintah's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Orem, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4.
Uintah might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Orem when the teams last played back in September. Can Uintah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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