Payson has gone 5-0 against Hillcrest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Payson Lions will take on the Hillcrest Huskies at 10:30 a.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Payson is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since October 4th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Uintah with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
One reason for the win was Payson's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-16.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Hillcrest rose to the challenge on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Grizzlies as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-20, 25-16.
Payson has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Hillcrest, they pushed their record up to 20-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Payson's way against Hillcrest when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as Payson made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Payson since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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