Bear Creek entered their game against Castle View on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Bears took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sabercats. The Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Sabercats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
While Bear Creek had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19, 26-28, 25-19.
Lachlan Hotchkiss paced Bear Creek's offense, picking up 15 kills. Hotchkiss got some help from Dylan Imus and his 39 assists. Aiden Nguyen and Shrey Leon kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
This is the second loss in a row for Bear Creek and nudges their season record down to 9-12. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 11-10 Regis Jesuit (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 62.6% over those games). As for Castle View, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-6.
Bear Creek didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Mountain Vista on the 29th. As for Castle View, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Regis Jesuit on the 29th.
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