The Cedar Valley Aviators will square off against the Spanish Fork Dons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Cedar Valley: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Spanish Fork has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.
Cedar Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Wasatch, who was ranked tenth at the time (Cedar Valley was ranked 21st). Cedar Valley lost 3-0 to Wasatch on Wednesday.
Cedar Valley took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Spanish Fork unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against Wasatch, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Dons have suffered since March 4th.
While Spanish Fork was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-23, 25-19.
Cedar Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Spanish Fork, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-7.
Cedar Valley couldn't quite get it done against Spanish Fork in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spanish Fork's Treyven Davies, who had 20 digs and two assists. Now that Cedar Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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