It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Maple Mountain had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They blew past the Box Elder Bees 3-0. The Golden Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bees, too.
One reason for the win was Maple Mountain'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 25-17, 25-16, 25-9.
Tenley Smithson paced Maple Mountain's offense, picking up ten kills. Smithson got some help from
Adison Thornton and her 19 assists. Thornton also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Karli Smith, racking up two apiece.
Maple Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Box Elder, their loss dropped their record down to 16-14.
Maple Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Woods Cross on the 7th. Box Elder has also already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Alta on the 7th.
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