Bear Creek has gone 10-0 against McNair recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Bear Creek Bruins will challenge the McNair Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Bear Creek is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Bear Creek finally turned things around against Stagg on Wednesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Delta Kings 3-2.
Bear Creek took Stagg into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-23, 18-25, 27-25, 15-8.
Riya Bhatnagar was nothing short of spectacular: she had 36 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 11.9 digs per game.
Meanwhile, McNair posted their biggest victory since September 12, 2023 on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Edison. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Eagles have posted against the Vikings since April 9, 2021.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-18, 28-26.
McNair found their leader in underclassman Keyla Yeng, who had 11 digs. Yeng has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last five times she's played.
McNair was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 24.4.
Bear Creek's record now sits at 2-15. As for McNair, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Everything went Bear Creek's way against McNair in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Bear Creek made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Bear Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will McNair turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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