The Mt. Shasta Bears will head out on the road to take on the Fall River Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Shasta is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Kaley Lanier
| 10/07/25 vs Trinity | 43 |
| 10/02/25 @ Weed | 49 |
| 09/25/25 vs Etna | 38 |
| 09/23/25 @ Modoc | 55 |
| 09/18/25 vs Fall River | 32 |
| + 19 more games |
Trinity came into Tuesday's matchup looking for another win against Mt. Shasta, but Kaley Lanier wouldn't allow it. The Bears sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Wolves on Tuesday thanks in part to Lanier, who had 43 digs. She has been hot for a while, having posted 11 or more digs the last 24 times she's played.
Mt. Shasta was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-99), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 12-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-13.
Amirra Funk and Madelyn Harrison were among the main playmakers for Mt. Shasta as the former had 12 digs and two aces and the latter had 12 digs and ten kills. That's the most digs Harrison has posted over her last six contests.
Meanwhile, Fall River came up short against Etna on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Fall River was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 26-24, 25-12.
Mt. Shasta's victory bumped their record up to 14-5-2. As for Fall River, they dropped their record down to 2-15 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Mt. Shasta was able to grind out a solid win over Fall River in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
