After both having extra time off, the Viewmont Vikings and the Roy Royals will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Viewmont will be strutting in after a win while Roy will be coming in after a defeat.
Viewmont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Box Elder, who was ranked 17th at the time (Viewmont was ranked 16th). The Vikings came out on top against the Bees by a score of 3-1 last Thursday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Bees recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Viewmont had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Roy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Woods Cross.
While Roy had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-18.
Roy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Viewmont, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Viewmont took their victory against Roy when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Royals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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