Syracuse has been away from home for five games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Layton Lancers at 5:00 p.m. Layton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Syracuse, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Syracuse beat Spanish Fork 3-1.
Syracuse 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 22-25, 25-14, 25-16, 25-13.
Karlie Hamblin was the offensive standout of the game as she had 19 digs.
Syracuse was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Layton faced Green Canyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Layton took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Green Canyon. The Lancers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Layton was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17.
Syracuse has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Layton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
Syracuse beat Layton 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. Does Syracuse have another victory up their sleeve, or will Layton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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