The Payson Lions will challenge the Timpanogos Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Payson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Orem, who was ranked eighth at the time (Payson was ranked ninth). Payson fell 3-1 to Orem on Tuesday. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-11, 19-25, 25-10, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Timpanogos was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Mountain View.
Timpanogos was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Mountain View work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 25-21.
Payson will have to contain Zaxen Downey as he made an impact in Timpanogos' last game. He had 23 assists and four digs. Downey is crushing it when it comes to assists: he's posted at least 12 every time he's taken the court this season.
Timpanogos' defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Payson, their loss dropped their record down to 13-3.
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