The Payson Lions will head out to challenge the East Leopards at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Payson and 29 for East dating back to last season.
Payson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Payson was ranked 21st). The Lions came up short against the Bruins on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Payson was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, East lost 3-0 to Bear River on Wednesday.
East was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-22.
Payson's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-20.
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