Cedar Valley is 0-3 against Maple Mountain since March of 2024 but things could change on Tuesday. The Aviators will square off against the Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m.
Cedar Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Wasatch, who was ranked 11th at the time (Cedar Valley was ranked 23rd). The Aviators took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wasps on Thursday.
While Cedar Valley ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Maple Mountain got the win against Spanish Fork on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The win continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Dons: they've now won four in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-16.
Maple Mountain found their leader in freshman McKay Beattie, who had ten digs and four assists. Kimball Olsen also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Cedar Valley now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Maple Mountain, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cedar Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Maple Mountain in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Aviators avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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