Orem is 6-1 against Uintah since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Orem Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Uintah Utes at 6:30 p.m. Orem will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Orem took on Payson on Tuesday. Orem narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Payson 3-2.
Orem was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 15-25, 24-26, 25-23, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Uintah didn't have quite enough to beat Provo on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Utes in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Uintah actually scored more points across those five sets (110-109), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 21-25, 25-17, 26-24, 21-19.
Uintah's loss came about despite a quality game from Brooklyn Olsen, who had 24 digs.
Orem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Uintah, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Everything went Orem's way against Uintah when the teams last played back in September, as Orem made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Orem repeat their success, or does Uintah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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