Spanish Fork faced Maple Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Dons fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 on September 2nd.
Spanish Fork took Maple Mountain into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23, 22-25, 21-25, 15-9.
Taylee Reid paced Spanish Fork's offense, picking up 14 kills. Reid got some help from Addi Jensen and her 20 assists. Finally, Lexie Branch kept Spanish Fork's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Leading Maple Mountain to victory were Aliyah Marks and Olivia Roberts. Marks had 24 digs and two aces, while Roberts had nine digs. Those 24 digs gave Marks a new career-high. Skylin Mitchell also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Spanish Fork's loss ended a seven-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-6. As for Maple Mountain, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Spanish Fork is set to face off against their familiar foe Payson at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Maple Mountain will square off against rival Wasatch at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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