Two dominant setters in Oaks Allen and MJ Mauinatu are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cedar Reds will welcome the Dixie Flyers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Cedar is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Desert Hills, who was ranked 12th at the time (Cedar was ranked 18th). The Reds lost 3-0 to the Thunder on Tuesday. The Reds' defeat put an end to their three-game winning streak.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Dixie didn't have quite enough to beat Delta on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Dixie actually scored more points across those five sets (106-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 28-26, 14-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-8.
Cedar will have to contain Mauinatu as she made an impact in Dixie's last game. She had 47 assists, 10 digs, and three aces. Another player making a difference was Cameron Hunt, who had 16 digs and seven aces.
Dixie has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's taken a bite out of their 11-13 record this season. As for Cedar, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
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