Maple Mountain won the last time they faced Salem Hills, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Maple Mountain Golden Eagles had just enough and edged the Salem Hills Skyhawks out 3-2.
Maple Mountain took Salem Hills into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Leading Maple Mountain to victory were Coco Denison and Aliyah Marks. Denison had 13 digs, while Marks had four aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Marks a new career-high in aces.
Several Skyhawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bri Frampton, who had 17 digs.
Maple Mountain's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6. As for Salem Hills, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-5.
Maple Mountain will host Springville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Salem Hills, they will venture away from home to face off against Timpview at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Timpview will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Salem Hills surely won't give up without a fight.
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