The Hurricane Tigers will face off against the Cedar Reds at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Cedar took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hurricane, who comes in off a win.
Hurricane is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Tooele.
One reason for the win was Hurricane's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-12, 25-11.
Hurricane can attribute much of their success to Eliza Watts, who had five digs and three aces, and Arianna Hoffman, who had 19 digs and two assists. That's the most aces Watts has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Cedar unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-match winning streak last Wednesday. They fell just short of Canyon View by a score of 3-2.
Cedar came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-23, 19-25, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Cedar's defeat dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Hurricane, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-13 record this season.
Hurricane took their win against Cedar when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad 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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