After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Rock Canyon, Bear Creek was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Ponderosa Mustangs 3-2. This was payback for the Bears, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Bear Creek got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 33-31, 25-18, 18-25, 15-10.
Bear Creek was led to victory by Aiden Nguyen and Lachlan Hotchkiss. Nguyen had 17 digs and five aces, while Hotchkiss had 23 kills and seven digs. That's the most aces Nguyen has posted since back in March.
Bears
| 04/15/25 vs Ponderosa | 3-2 |
| 04/08/25 vs ThunderRidge | 3-2 |
| 03/13/25 vs Denver East | 3-2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Regis Groff | 3-1 |
| 03/04/25 vs Thomas Jefferson | 3-2 |
| 04/18/24 vs Douglas County | 3-0 |
Bear Creek pushed their record up to 8-10 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ponderosa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Bear Creek has already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Highlands Ranch on the 17th. As for Ponderosa, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Niwot on the 19th.
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