Wasatch faced Payson in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Wasps came out on top against the Lions by a score of 3-1.
Wasatch was especially dominant in the first set. The final set scores came out to 25-15, 16-25, 27-25, 25-22.
Elenasina Liava'A paced Wasatch's offense, picking up 13 kills. Liava'A got some help from Milani Allred and her 14 assists. Allred was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
Payson lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Maggie Letterman, who had 17 digs, nine kills, and two aces. Brooklyn Shirley was another key player, getting 33 assists and five digs.
Wasatch has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That gives them a 5-2 record this season. As for Payson, they have now lost four of their last five games on the road. That's done some real damage to their 7-3 record this season.
Looking ahead, Wasatch will challenge Uintah at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be the Wasps' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Payson, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Layton on the 27th.
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