On Tuesday, Timpview faced Maple Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Timpview Thunderbirds fell 3-1 to the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles. The Thunderbirds' loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Timpview was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Maple Mountain work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 26-24, 20-25, 25-21.
Leading Maple Mountain to victory were Coco Denison and Aliyah Marks. Denison had 14 digs, while Marks had four aces. Denison has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Timpview's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for Maple Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Timpview and Salem Hills will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on October 22nd. As for Maple Mountain, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Springville at 6:30 p.m. on October 22nd.
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