Bear River came into Friday's match having lost 17 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a set and slipped past the Soda Springs Cardinals 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bear River was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (60-54), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Bear River was led to victory by Brooke Eggli and Makell Garn. Eggli had 12 digs, two aces, and a kill, while Garn had six digs, four kills, and two aces.
They weren't the only good server: Bear River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Soda Springs only served two.
Despite the loss, Soda Springs still got an impressive performance from Tara Vedder, who had 13 digs. Vedder is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Bear River's record now sits at 2-19. As for Soda Springs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Bear River has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Salmon on the 5th. As for Soda Springs, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-1 win against West Jefferson on the 5th.
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