Volleyball Preview: Bear Creek Bears vs. Lakewood Tigers
Bear Creek is 2-8 against Lakewood since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bear Creek Bears will challenge the Lakewood Tigers at 6:30 p.m.
Bear Creek is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Dakota Ridge, falling 3-0.
Bear Creek was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Lakewood hadn't done well against Ralston Valley recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Lakewood walked away with a 3-1 win over Ralston Valley.
Lakewood had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-23.
Lakewood can attribute much of their success to Yeniah Wilmot, who had eight digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Wilmot a new career-high in aces.
Lakewood kept the net locked down and finished the game with 17 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in seven consecutive games.
Bear Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Lakewood, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Bear Creek has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Lakewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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