After flying high against Hillcrest last Thursday, Stansbury came back down to earth. The Stallions came up short against the Murray Spartans on Tuesday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in March.
While Stansbury ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-18, 25-20.
Parker Johnson paced Stansbury's offense, picking up eight kills. Johnson got some help from Spencer Kaufman and his ten assists. Finally, Gabe Talia and PJ Talia kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked three attacks.
Stansbury now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Murray, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Stansbury will challenge rival Park City at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Murray is set to square off against their familiar foe Cottonwood at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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