After both having extra time off, the Box Elder Bees and the Bountiful RedHawks will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Box Elder is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Viewmont, who was ranked 16th at the time (Box Elder was ranked 17th). The Bees took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings last Thursday. The match marked the Bees' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Box Elder started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-21.
Tyce Johnston
| 03/27/25 @ Viewmont | 18 |
| 03/25/25 vs Northridge | 13 |
| 03/20/25 @ Clearfield | 15 |
| 03/18/25 vs Woods Cross | 11 |
| 03/14/25 @ Mountain Crest | 16 |
Box Elder's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tyce Johnston, who had 18 digs and two assists, and Orion Fifield, who had six kills, three digs, and two blocks. Johnston has been hot, having posted 11 or more digs the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Bountiful entered their tilt with Clearfield last Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-18, 25-14.
Bountiful's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Box Elder, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
Box Elder might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Bountiful in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Bees avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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