The Wasatch Wasps will face off against the Spanish Fork Dons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Wasatch is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Springville, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Wasatch was ranked tenth). The Wasps came up short against the Red Devils on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Wasatch ultimately came up short, they really made Springville work, particularly in the first set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-20, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Spanish Fork made easy work of North Sanpete on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win. The Dons haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Spanish Fork not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept North Sanpete between 13 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 25-16.
Wasatch better keep an eye on Preston Hupp. He was instrumental in Spanish Fork's win, getting 13 digs and two aces. What's more, Hupp posted three assists, the most he's had since back in March.
Spanish Fork was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Wasatch's loss dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Spanish Fork, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Wasatch took their victory against Spanish Fork in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Wasps repeat their success, or do the Dons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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