The Northside Grizzlies and the Sylvan Hills Bears will meet on Saturday for a tough Bear Battle.
Northside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Central, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Northside was ranked 20th). Northside fell just short of Central by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Grizzlies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-19 in the first period.
Northside started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-20, 18-16.
Northside's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Paige Klein, who had 21 digs, and Kamdyn Flemming, who had six digs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sylvan Hills, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against Maumelle on Tuesday as Sylvan Hills made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Bears as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Northside's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7-2. As for Sylvan Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
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