The Payson Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Timpview Thunderbirds at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Timpview took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Payson, who comes in off a win.
Payson took a three-set defeat the last time they faced off against Spanish Fork, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Lions narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Dons 3-2.
Payson wouldn't go down easily and took Spanish Fork into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-19, 21-25, 18-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Timpview came up short against Salem Hills on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-21, 15-25, 25-13, 25-23.
Payson is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Timpview, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Payson suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Timpview in their previous meeting back in September. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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