After flying high against Timpanogos on Tuesday, Provo came back down to earth. The Bulldogs took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain View Bruins on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their meetings with the Bruins: they've now lost nine in a row.
Provo started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-12, 27-25, 25-18.
Nevaeh Magalei paced Provo's offense, picking up 21 kills. Magalei got some help from Violet Betham and her 33 assists. Meliana Chrisman controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Provo's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Mountain View, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-3.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Provo will challenge rival Uintah at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Mountain View is set to take on their familiar foe Orem at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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