Payson hasn't had much luck against Mountain View recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Payson Lions will host the Mountain View Bruins at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Payson sidestepped Timpanogos for a 3-2 victory.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Payson who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-28, 25-20, 20-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mountain View, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Provo on Tuesday.
Mountain View had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-12, 25-15, 25-13.
Payson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Mountain View, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
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