The Skyridge Falcons are on the road again on Friday to play the Bingham Miners at 9:15 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Skyridge heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lone Peak. The Falcons have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
While Skyridge ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 23-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Bingham faced Mountain Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Bingham fell just short of Mountain Ridge by a score of 3-2.
Bingham wouldn't go down easily and took Mountain Ridge into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-22, 20-25, 17-25, 15-13.
Skyridge moved to 19-11 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Bingham, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 19-11.
Skyridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Bingham in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bingham's Jessica Truong, who had 23 digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Skyridge still be able to contain Truong? There's only one way to find out.
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