Payson is 0-4 against Mountain View since April of 2024 but things could change on Thursday. The Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Bruins at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Payson didn't have quite enough to beat Timpanogos and fell 3-2. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Payson wouldn't go down easily and took Timpanogos into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-23, 18-25, 25-17, 17-15.
Meanwhile, Mountain View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Provo. While the Bruins didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-14 in the first set.
Mountain View actually scored more points across those five sets (102-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 18-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-12.
Mountain View's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Payson, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
Payson might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Mountain View in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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