Spanish Fork hasn't had much luck against Maple Mountain recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Dons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eagles at 6:30 p.m.
Spanish Fork is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Wasatch, who was ranked first at the time (Spanish Fork was ranked 14th). The Dons came up short against the Wasps on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-21, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Maple Mountain got the win against Salem Hills on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Skyhawks: they've now won seven in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-22.
Spanish Fork better focus on containing McKay Beattie and Kimball Olsen as the pair were huge in Maple Mountain's win. Beattie had nine digs and two aces, while Olsen had six kills, five digs, and one block. Olsen is on a roll when it comes to kills, as he's now had six or more in each of the last six games he's played.
Spanish Fork's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Maple Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 19-4.
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