Payson waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Hurricane Tigers out 3-2. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 2-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Payson was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 18-25, 19-25, 25-19, 18-16.
Leading Payson to victory were Lexie Harmer and Averie Roundy. Harmer had nine digs, while Roundy had 13 kills and 12 digs. Roundy has been hot recently, having posted seven or more kills the last nine times she's played.
Payson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Payson's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Hurricane, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-9.
Payson didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against Orem on the 8th. Hurricane has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Pine View on the 8th.
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