The Dixie Flyers seem to be peaking at exactly the right time.

Thursday night Dixie avenged its only loss of the season by winning on the road at Cedar 1-0. Taylor Whitson record her seventh shutout of the season and Alexa Estridge scored the only goal of the match in the first half.

Estridge, a senior, got her fifth goal of the season off a corner in the 19th minute of the first half. It is her 12th career goal as a Flyer.

The win puts Dixie firmly in the driver’s seat for the region title. The Flyers have 27 points with two games left, three points ahead of Snow Canyon, which has just a single game remaining. Cedar and Desert Hills are six points behind.

The front-running Dixie squad, 11-3-0 overall and 9-1-0 in region, finishes the regular season with a home game against Desert Hills Tuesday and a roadie at Canyon View next Thursday.

Cedar, 9-5-0 and 7-3-0, has lost two straight. The Lady Reds finish with a road game at Snow Canyon Tuesday and a home game Thursday vs. Pine View.

Snow Canyon picked up a crucial road win and broke a two-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory over Hurricane at SCHS. Jenny Stewart and Megan Weston each scored twice and Kyleigh Wittwer and Mishayla Faucett also notched goals in the rout.

The Warriors, 10-5-0 and 8-3-0, play at home against Cedar Tuesday in what looks like the second-place game, which means a home playoff game is on the line.

The Tigers, 2-10-2 and 1-8-1, must win their final two games (at Pine View and at Desert Hills) and hope PV goes winless the last week in order to get that fifth playoff spot in region.

The Panthers have the inside track on the fifth spot after a 2-0 win over Canyon View. Eliza Sterling and Taylor Bandley both scored foe Pine View, which improved to 3-7-0 in region. CV falls to 2-12-1 and 0-10-1.

Region 9	W	L	T	GS	GA	Pts.	W	L	T	GS	GA	Pts.
Dixie	9	1	0	24	7	27	11	3	0	30	16	33
Snow Canyon	8	3	0	24	7	24	10	5	0	33	20	30
Desert Hills	7	3	0	26	11	21	9	4	0	32	14	27
Cedar	7	3	0	40	14	21	9	5	0	56	21	27
Pine View	3	7	0	13	16	9	4	9	0	17	21	12
Hurricane	1	8	1	5	38	4	2	10	2	15	44	8
Canyon View	0	10	1	2	41	1	2	12	1	14	49	7

VOLLEYBALL

With first-place Snow Canyon on a bye, the top two contenders strove to stay in the race and succeeded Thursday night as Hurricane and Desert Hills both recorded wins.

The Tigers swept easily past Pine View, 25-8, 25-9, 25-19, with Hannah Rich firing 11 service winners and Rachel Nielsen pounding 16 kills. That puts Hurricane at 14-3 overall and 7-1 in region play, a half-game behind the Warriors. Hurricane is at Desert Hills Tuesday night.

The Thunder dropped Dixie in three straight, 25-17, 25-17, 25-18 and improved to 12-10 overall and 6-2 in region.

Cedar improved to 2-5 in region with a 27-25, 25-18, 11-25, 25-19 win over Canyon View. The Falcons fell to 0-7 in region.

Region 9	W	L	pct.	W	L	pct.
Snow Canyon	7	0	1.000	12	1	.923
Hurricane	7	1	.875	14	3	.824
Desert Hills	6	2	.750	12	10	.545
Pine View	2	5	.286	7	15	.318
Cedar	2	5	.286	7	10	.412
Dixie	2	6	.250	6	13	.316
Canyon View	0	7	.000	0	9	.000

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