Volleyball Preview: Preston Indians vs. Bear Lake Bears
The Preston Indians will challenge the Bear Lake Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Preston has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Bear Lake will arrive with 12 straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Preston didn't have quite enough to beat Century and fell 3-2. While the Indians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Diamondbacks 25-17 in the first set.
Preston started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Bear Lake got the win against American Falls on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bear Lake was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-9, 25-12.
Preston's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Bear Lake, they pushed their record up to 24-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Preston came up short against Bear Lake in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can Preston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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