After flying high against Springville last Thursday, Salem Hills came back down to earth. The Skyhawks took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
Salem Hills was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Maple Mountain work for it, especially in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-20, 19-25, 25-16, 27-25.
Salem Hills has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-21 record this season. As for Maple Mountain, they pushed their record up to 20-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Salem Hills is set to take on their familiar foe Payson at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Maple Mountain will challenge rival Springville at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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