The Westlake Thunder will head out to take on the Pleasant Grove Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Westlake has nine straight wins, Pleasant Grove has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Westlake can't be too worried about heading out to take on Pleasant Grove: they just beat West Jordan at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. The Thunder blew past the Jaguars 3-0 on Friday.
Westlake not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept West Jordan between 16 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 25-17.
Westlake's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Talon Schank led the charge by getting five digs and two aces. That's the most aces Schank has posted over his last six contests.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove faced Lone Peak in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Vikings fell 3-1 to the Knights.
While Pleasant Grove ultimately came up short, they really made Lone Peak work, particularly in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 20-25, 27-25.
Pleasant Grove now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Westlake, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-5.
Everything went Westlake's way against Pleasant Grove in their previous meeting on April 10th, as Westlake made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thunder since the squad 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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