Volleyball Game Preview: Bear Creek Grizzlies vs. Eastside Prep

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 10:29pm

Volleyball Preview: Bear Creek Grizzlies vs. Eastside Prep

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The Bear Creek Grizzlies will take on Eastside Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bear Creek is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.

Last Wednesday, Bear Creek beat South Whidbey 3-1.

Bear Creek was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-12, 23-25, 25-22.

Bear Creek found their leader in underclassman Charlene Li, who had 11 digs and 21 assists.

Bear Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 16 consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Eastside Prep lost 3-0 to Cedar Park Christian on Tuesday. Eastside Prep has struggled against Cedar Park Christian recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

While Eastside Prep was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Cedar Park Christian's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-19, 25-20.

Bear Creek has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Eastside Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.

Everything went Bear Creek's way against Eastside Prep when the teams last played back in September, as Bear Creek made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bear Creek since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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