Lehi faced Westlake in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Pioneers fell just short of the Thunder by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thunder this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 two weeks ago.
Lehi wouldn't go down easily and took Westlake into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-19, 18-25, 21-25, 15-9.
Ashton Shewell paced Lehi's offense, picking up 22 kills. Shewell got some help from Ty Reynolds and his 48 assists. Reynolds was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
Lehi's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 13-4. As for Westlake, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Lehi will square off against rival Lone Peak at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Westlake is set to challenge their familiar foe Skyridge at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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