There's no place like home for Gunnison Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against the Piute Thunderbirds by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gunnison Valley 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 24-26, 25-23, 25-20, 25-14.
Shae King was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 20 digs.
Gunnison Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in four consecutive contests.
Piute's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Taesi Morgan, who had 32 digs and 22 assists, and Amy Morgan, who had 45 digs. What's more, Amy also racked up no aces, the mostshe's had since back in August.
Gunnison Valley's record is now 6-8. As for Piute, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-10.
Gunnison Valley will challenge Grand County at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Piute has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Tabiona on the 5th.
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