Volleyball Recap: Bend Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with South Salem

Lava Bears

Previous 5 Games

10/18/25 vs South Salem	0-2
10/16/25 vs Redmond	3-0
10/14/25 vs Mountain View	3-0
10/09/25 @ Crook County	3-0
10/06/25 @ Caldera	3-0

Bend faced South Salem in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Lava Bears took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Saxons. The Lava Bears' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-19.

Bend's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for South Salem, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-7-1 record this season.

Bend will take on Summit at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South Salem, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against South Eugene on the 18th.