The Pleasant Grove Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Maple Mountain Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Maple Mountain took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Pleasant Grove, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Pleasant Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Payson, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Pleasant Grove had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Maple Mountain faced Wasatch in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Eagles lost 3-0 to the Wasps. The Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Maple Mountain was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-19, 25-18.
Despite the loss, Maple Mountain saw an underclassman step up: sophomore McKay Beattie had 12 digs and two aces.
Pleasant Grove's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Maple Mountain, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 17-4.
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