Maple Mountain has gone 10-0 against Springville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles will welcome the Springville Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. Maple Mountain will be strutting in after a win while Springville will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Maple Mountain sidestepped Salem Hills for a 3-2 victory.
Maple Mountain took Salem Hills into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Maple Mountain's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Coco Denison, who had 13 digs, and Aliyah Marks, who had four aces and three digs. Denison is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 11 games she's played.
Maple Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 34 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Springville came up short against Wasatch on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Red Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Springville started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-13, 32-30, 25-15.
Maple Mountain's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6. As for Springville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Maple Mountain has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Springville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Maple Mountain's way against Springville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Maple Mountain made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Maple Mountain repeat their success, or does Springville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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