On Thursday Bear River will have to hit the road after seven straight games at home. They will take on the Wheatland Pirates at 6:30 p.m. Bear River will be strutting in after a victory while Wheatland will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Bear River made easy work of Center and carried off a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-19, 25-15.
Bear River was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 55 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Wheatland unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marysville. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 25-15 in the first set.
Wheatland started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 26-24, 25-21, 25-21.
Bear River's victory was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 29-3. As for Wheatland, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-9.
Everything went Bear River's way against Wheatland in their previous matchup on October 1st, as Bear River made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bear River 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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