On Thursday Cyprus will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Kearns Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Cyprus will be strutting in after a victory while Kearns will be coming in after a defeat.
Cyprus and Taylorsville met for a duel on Tuesday where Cyprus came out on top. Cyprus put the hurt on Taylorsville with a sharp 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Cyprus' feisty defense: they held Taylorsville to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20, 25-17.
Cyprus can attribute much of their success to Sylonn Prum, who had four digs and 18 assists.
Meanwhile, Kearns didn't have quite enough to beat West Jordan on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Kearns started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 21-25, 28-18, 25-20, 16-14.
Cyprus is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for Kearns, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-7.
Cyprus skirted past Kearns 3-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cyprus since the team 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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