The Clearfield Falcons will square off against the Maple Mountain Eagles at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Clearfield sitting on three straight wins and Maple Mountain on four.
Clearfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Granger by a score of 3-1.
Clearfield had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-13, 25-16, 25-19.
If Payson wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Maple Mountain, they should've done a better job of containing McKay Beattie. The Eagles put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday with plenty of help from Beattie, who had 19 digs and three aces. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times he's played.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-15.
Clearfield's win bumped their record up to 18-9. As for Maple Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Clearfield has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Maple Mountain struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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