It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bear River can now relate to. They fell just short of the Immanuel Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. It was the first time this season that the Bruins let down their fans at home.
Bear River actually scored more points across those five sets (98-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 25-18, 19-25, 25-21, 15-9.
Their offense was headlined by
Claire McDaniel and
Grace McKeown, who picked up 11 kills apiece. They got some help from
Taryn Cleek and her 44 assists.
Gabby Sams controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Bear River's defeat ended a 27-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 34-5. As for Immanuel, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-21.
Bear River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Immanuel, they will welcome Bradshaw Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Immanuel will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
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