Big Bear is 10-0 against Riverside Prep since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Big Bear Bears will head out on the road to take on the Riverside Prep Silver Knights at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Big Bear took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Excelsior Charter.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Riverside Prep posted their biggest victory since August 16th on Tuesday. They blew past Academy of Careers & Exploration 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-23, 25-7.
Riverside Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 10.
Big Bear pushed their record up to 12-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Riverside Prep, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-11-1.
Everything went Big Bear's way against Riverside Prep when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Big Bear made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Big Bear since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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