Orem is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Payson is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tigers will host the Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Orem made easy work of Timpanogos and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Timberwolves: they've now won five in a row.
Orem was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Payson posted their closest victory since March 11th on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Provo 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Payson got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-14, 20-25, 26-24, 23-25, 15-11.
Payson's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-5. As for Orem, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5.
Orem was able to grind out a solid win over Payson in their previous meeting back in March, winning 3-1. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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