North Summit has gone 8-2 against Rich recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The North Summit Braves are taking a road trip to take on the Rich Rebels at 7:00 p.m. North Summit is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
North Summit is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: North Sevier, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (North Summit was ranked 25th). North Summit fell 3-1 to North Sevier on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost three in a row.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 18-25, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Rich was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against San Juan, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Rebels have suffered since September 20th.
Rich was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-9, 25-18.
North Summit's defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-6. As for Rich, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Everything went North Summit's way against Rich in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as North Summit made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Summit since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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