Bountiful is 9-1 against Northridge since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Bountiful RedHawks will be staying on the road to face off against the Northridge Knights at 6:30 p.m. Bountiful will be strutting in after a victory while Northridge will be coming in after a defeat.
Bountiful is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Skyridge, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Bountiful was ranked third). Bountiful put the hurt on Skyridge with a sharp 3-0 win on Saturday.
Bountiful's got stronger as the match went on, holding Skyridge to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-18, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Northridge didn't have quite enough to beat Clearfield on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Northridge actually scored more points across those five sets (103-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 18-25, 18-25, 15-12.
Northridge's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Miranda Brown, who had 17 digs, and Lia Brown, who had 14 kills, seven digs, and two blocks. That's the most blocks Lia has posted since back in August.
Bountiful is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Northridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
Everything went Bountiful's way against Northridge in their previous meeting back in September, as Bountiful made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bountiful since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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