Orem and Timpanogos are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but not for long. The Orem Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Timpanogos Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Orem will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Orem is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Utah's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Orem was ranked third). Everything went Orem's way against Mountain View on Tuesday as Orem made off with a 3-0 victory.
Orem never let Mountain View on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-11, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Timpanogos didn't have quite enough to beat Provo on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Timberwolves in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Timpanogos wouldn't go down easily and took Provo into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 23-25, 25-16, 15-9.
Orem pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Timpanogos, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Everything went Orem's way against Timpanogos in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Orem made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orem 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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