Game Details - Boys Volleyball

Last week Region 3 foes Westlake and Lone Peak played in the last region game of the season. While the Thunder ended up winning, the Knights played a close game. The Thunder entered this years’ 6A tournament as the two seed, and when faced with No. 7 Lone Peak in the quarterfinals, they made sure it was a much more dominant match. Westlake ended with a 3-0 win, outscoring Lone Peak 25-20, 25-17 and 25-19. “We just came in with a really focused mindset,” said Westlake head coach Whitney Randall. “One of the things we talked about this week is target fixation, so instead of saying, ‘Don't do this, don't do this.’ We're fixating on things that we can control and things that we can win and things we can do well with.” Kilika Tafa once again led Westlake with nine kills. Kyson Ririe also had a nice game with six kills and two aces. Thunder middle Thomas Wood bolstered the defense with four blocks. It was never particularly close in any of Westlake’s games in day one, but it will face a bigger challenge with No. 3 Mountain Ridge waiting for it in the 6A semifinals.