After both having extra time off, the Payson Longhorns and the San Tan Foothills Sabercats will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Wednesday, Payson didn't have quite enough to beat Northwest Christian and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Longhorns in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost six in a row.
Payson took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Meanwhile, San Tan Foothills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Bourgade Catholic.
While San Tan Foothills was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Bourgade Catholic's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-15, 25-16.
Payson's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8. As for San Tan Foothills, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything went Payson's way against San Tan Foothills when the teams last played back in September, as Payson made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Payson have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Tan Foothills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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