Volleyball Preview: Bear Lake Bears vs. American Falls Beavers
The Bear Lake Bears will face off against the American Falls Beavers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bear Lake has 11 straight victories, American Falls has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Bear Lake got the win against Marsh Valley by a conclusive 3-0.
While Bear Lake might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Marsh Valley scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-16, 25-12.
Bear Lake relied on the efforts of Saydee Shaul, who had 12 digs and three aces, and Tayzley Neal, who had eight digs. Shaul is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 15 games she's played.
Bear Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, American Falls didn't have quite enough to beat Marsh Valley on Thursday and fell 3-2. While the Beavers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-19 in the first set.
American Falls took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-10, 15-11.
Bear Lake is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for American Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Bear Lake took their win against American Falls in their previous matchup last Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. Will Bear Lake repeat their success, or does American Falls have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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