The Fall River Bulldogs will take on the Mt. Shasta Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Fall River came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to Etna. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
While Fall River ultimately came up short, they really made Etna work, particularly in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 26-24, 25-12.
Mt. Shasta had won four straight games and Kaley Lanier did her part to make it five on Tuesday. The Bears came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against Trinity thanks in part to Lanier, who had 43 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Mt. Shasta who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 12-25, 25-16, 22-25, 15-13.
Fall River better focus on containing Amirra Funk and Madelyn Harrison as the pair were huge in Mt. Shasta's win. Funk had 12 digs and two aces, while Harrison had 12 digs and ten kills. The dominant performance also gave Funk a new career-high in assists (37).
Mt. Shasta's victory bumped their record up to 14-5-2. As for Fall River, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
Fall River couldn't quite get it done against Mt. Shasta in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 3-1. Will the Bulldogs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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