The Maple Mountain Eagles will square off against the Clearfield Falcons at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Maple Mountain sitting on four straight wins and Clearfield on three.
McKay Beattie
| 04/28/26 vs Payson | 3 |
| 04/23/26 @ Spanish Fork | 2 |
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If Payson wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Maple Mountain, they should've done a better job of containing McKay Beattie. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Lions on Tuesday with plenty of help from Beattie, who had 19 digs and three aces. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times he's played.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-15.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Clearfield had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Lancers by a score of 3-1.
Clearfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-13, 25-16, 25-19.
Maple Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 21-4. As for Clearfield, their win bumped their record up to 18-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Maple Mountain hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 7.5 blocks per game. It's a different story for Clearfield, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3 blocks. Given Maple Mountain's sizable advantage in that area, the Falcons will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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