Bear River kicked off their season on the road on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ben Lomond Scots. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it 13 in a row.
The 3-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22.
Bear River's offense was headlined by Joseph Bauer and Jason Ashby, who picked up eight kills apiece. They got some help from Tyler Christensen and his 17 assists. Ashby was also solid from the service line: he led the team with six aces.
Ben Lomond's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Coming up, Bear River will head out on the road to challenge Roy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Ben Lomond, they will take on Clearfield in a tournament on Friday.
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