The Copper Hills Grizzlies will venture away from home to challenge the Bingham Miners at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Copper Hills is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Riverton, who was ranked 13th at the time (Copper Hills was ranked 24th). The Grizzlies came up short against the Silverwolves on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Silverwolves recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
While Copper Hills had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-18, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Bingham posted their closest win since May 17, 2024 on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Corner Canyon.
Bingham took Corner Canyon into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-27, 25-13, 15-6.
Bingham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Copper Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Copper Hills might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Bingham in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Grizzlies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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