Lacey Laycock bounced the volleyball twice, spun it three times in her hands, extended her right arm outward as she stared toward the other side of the net.

Tossing the ball in the air, she jumped and delivered a crushing serve.

In fact, Laycock delivered 13 crushing ace serves on Tuesday night as Lone Peak defeated American Fork 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-15) in Region 4 volleyball, snapping the American Fork five-match winning streak.

Laycock begin Game 1 serving. After an American Fork return, Laycock picked up the first of her 30 assists by finding Hillary Olsen for the kill.

After the Olsen kill, Laycock rattled off seven consecutive ace serves to give the Knights the early 8-0 lead. American Fork struggled to pick up Laycock's serves all night long.

"It drops and she hits it hard." said Lone Peak coach Deanna Meyer of Laycock's serve.

American Fork clawed back and cut the Lone Peak lead to three at 18-15, but back-to-back kills from Faith Tusieseina stopped the Cavemen rally, and led to the Lone Peak victory.

American Fork managed to keep Game 2 close, despite a run from the Knights that saw four Laycock ace serves, an Olsen block and three Tusieseina kills.

Rae Mulitalo had two kills and an assist to help keep the Cavemen in the game. But with the Lone Peak lead at 21-18, Kylie Heaps came up big with a dig that led to one of Lacey Cramer's game-high 11 kills and started a Lone Peak rally lifted the Knights to the game victory.

Lone Peak's defense shone through in Game 3, as the Knights held the Cavemen to only 15 points. Cari Shumway made a big contribution, picking up several of her nine digs in the third game.

Cramer added five kills to finish off the Cavemen and pick up the Region 4 victory.

The Knights just returned Sunday from participating in the Nike Challenge in Chicago, where they went 3-2 and finished 10th overall. Meyer was pleased with her team's performance Tuesday night, despite the fatigue from traveling.

"It was good for us to come off a tournament and play well," Meyer said.

With the victory, the Knights remained undefeated in Region 4 play at 5-0. American Fork dropped to 2-1 in region play.

¢ Pleasant Grove def. Timpanogos 3-0: At Pleasant Grove, Brooke McAlister had 13 kills, three aces and ten digs as the Vikings easily swept Region 4 foe Timpanogos, 25-13, 25-19, 25-20.

Pleasant Grove coach Mandi Nuttall commented that Pleasant Grove is a new team after coming off a tournament last weekend in San Diego.

"The girls really bonded and gained some mental strength," Nuttall said. "We played really well against some very good teams. People are going to see a different team from here on out."

Sarah Clement added six kills and two blocks for Pleasant Grove (10-12, 2-2). Timpanogos is at 1-5, 2-2.

¢ Lehi def. Spanish Fork 3-0: At Lehi, Shelby Lund had five aces and the Pioneers had 14 total aces to lead Lehi to a 25-17, 25-18, 25-14 victory over Spanish Fork in Region 4.

Lehi improved to 8-6, 2-2 in region, while Spanish Fork fell to 0-4, 0-2.

¢ Provo def. Tooele 2-0: At Tooele, Provo (7-8, 4-2) kept Tooele (0-8, 0-5) winless on the season, sweeping the Buffaloes 25-13, 25-15, 25-16 in Region 7 play.

Samara Ellsworth served nine straight points in the first game and Naomi Flinders served five straight points in Games 2 and 3.

¢ Payson def. Orem 3-2: At Orem, 25-12, 10-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-13: Miranda Bradshaw blasted 24 kills and Katherin Caldwell served seven aces as visiting Payson (5-3, 4-2) gutted out a five-game victory over Orem, 25-12, 10-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-13, in Region 7.

Outside hitter Nia Nez made a big impact at the net and at the service line. After serving tough all match long, Nez served six straight points for the Lions in the deciding fifth game.

¢ Springville def. Mountain View 3-1: At Springville, Samantha Sumsion 13 kills, Miranda Littleton had 38 digs and Taylor Steed had seven blocks as the Red Devils dropped the first game, then came back to beat Mountain View 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-8.

Springville improved to 6-2, 4-2 in Region 7. Mountain View fell to 11-6, 4-2.

¢ North Sanpete def. Delta 3-0: At Mount Pleasant, Delta hung close, but North Sanpete (8-8, 2-1) managed to hold off the Rabbits (3-5, 1-2), taking the Region 8 match in straight games, 25-22, 25-23, 25-22.

The Hawks' Shelby Earl had 17 kills and Sylvia Bedfield passed out 32 assists to help with the win.

¢ Park City def. Wasatch 3-2: At Heber City, McKell Oldham had eight kills and Jessica Earnshaw added seven kills and four blocks, but it wasn't enough as Wasatch (1-10, 1-6) fell to Park City (9-4, 4-3) in Region 10, 15-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-17, 15-10.

¢ Dugway def. Meridian 3-1: At Provo, Estee Arts played well both defensively and offensively for Meridian, but the Moongoose dropped the match to Dugway, 16-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-12. Meridian is 1-6, 1-3 in Region 18.