The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles will challenge the Timpview Thunderbirds at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Maple Mountain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Pleasant Grove, who was ranked 13th at the time (Maple Mountain was ranked 12th). The Golden Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings on Thursday. The Golden Eagles' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-23, 22-25, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Timpview suffered their biggest defeat since August 9th on Friday. They lost 3-0 to American Fork. The shutout was out of character for the Thunderbirds seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Timpview's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Maple Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.
Maple Mountain was able to grind out a solid victory over Timpview when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Do the Golden Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Thunderbirds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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