Wheatland has won seven straight games at home, while Bear River has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Wheatland Pirates will host the Bear River Bruins at 6:30 p.m.
Wheatland is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Marysville just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Indians. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 25-15 in the first set.
Wheatland started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Bear River made easy work of Center on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-19, 25-15.
Bear River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 55 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Wheatland's loss dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Bear River, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 29-3 record this season.
Wheatland suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bear River in their previous matchup on October 1st. Will Wheatland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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