Volleyball Game Preview: Beyer Patriots vs. Big Valley Christian Lions

The Beyer Patriots will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Big Valley Christian Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Friday, Beyer beat Enochs 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.

Beyer was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 18-25, 25-21.

Cruz Hibbard

Assists

02/28/25 @ Enochs	15
02/24/25 @ River Islands	19
05/02/24 @ Livingston	13

Beyer relied on the efforts of Cruz Hibbard, who had 15 assists and six digs, and Mustafa Samadi, who had seven digs and three aces. Hibbard is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 13 or more in each of the last three games he's played dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Big Valley Christian duked it out with Golden Valley on Wednesday. Big Valley Christian won by a set and slipped past Golden Valley 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since February 22nd.

Big Valley Christian wouldn't go down easily and took Golden Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-15, 13-25, 20-25, 15-8.

Big Valley Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Beyer's win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Beyer skirted past Big Valley Christian 3-2 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Does Beyer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Big Valley Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.