Westlake hasn't had much luck against Herriman recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Thunder are taking a road trip to take on the Mustangs at 6:30 p.m.
On Thursday, Westlake didn't have quite enough to beat Cedar Valley and fell 3-2. While the Thunder didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Aviators 25-15 in the first set.
Westlake took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-15, 15-11.
Leiema Fano
| 10/02/25 @ Cedar Valley | 2 |
| 09/25/25 @ Riverton | 2 |
| 09/23/25 @ Bingham | 2 |
| 09/18/25 vs Copper Hills | 3 |
Despite the loss, Westlake had strong showings from Leiema Fano, who had nine digs and two aces, and Kamylle Te'o, who had 17 digs and seven kills. Fano has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. Abbi Wood was another key player, getting six digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Herriman entered their tilt with Copper Hills on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Grizzlies.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-27, 25-20, 25-16.
Westlake's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Herriman, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
Westlake suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Herriman in their previous meeting back in September. Can the Thunder avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
