On Saturday, Pleasant Grove faced Bingham in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pleasant Grove Vikings took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bingham Miners. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Vikings of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Pleasant Grove started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-15.
Leading Bingham to victory were Jessica Truong and Mckenna Lambson. Truong had 15 digs and three aces, while Lambson had eight digs and ten assists.
Pleasant Grove's loss dropped their record down to 24-3. As for Bingham, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-9.
Pleasant Grove will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Lehi at 6:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Lehi: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Pleasant Grove has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season. As for Bingham, they will square off against Riverton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bingham is facing Riverton at the right time seeing as Riverton is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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