The Pleasant Grove Vikings will face off against the Westlake Thunder at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasant Grove has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Westlake will come in with nine straight wins.
Pleasant Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Lone Peak, who was ranked seventh at the time (Pleasant Grove was ranked 16th). The Vikings fell 3-1 to the Knights on Thursday.
While Pleasant Grove ultimately came up short, they really made Lone Peak work, particularly in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 20-25, 27-25.
West Jordan typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Westlake proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Jaguars.
Westlake not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept West Jordan between 16 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-16, 25-17.
Westlake's win came from a few key players Pleasant Grove will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Talon Schank, who had five digs and two aces. That's the most aces he has posted over his last six matchups.
Pleasant Grove now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Westlake, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-5.
Pleasant Grove might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Westlake in their previous matchup on April 10th. Will the Vikings have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
