Bear River came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Mountain Crest Mustangs, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost eight in a row.
Bear River was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16, 25-23.

Brynlee Garn
08/28/25 @ Mountain Crest | 18 |
08/26/25 vs Logan | 38 |
08/21/25 @ Box Elder | 13 |
08/19/25 @ Juan Diego Catholic | 23 |
08/14/25 @ East | 15 |
Bear River's loss came despite strong showings from Brynlee Garn and Emry Evans. Garn had 18 assists and 12 digs, while Evans had 11 digs and nine kills. Garn is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 13 every time she's taken the court this season.
Mountain Crest was led to victory by Jordan Belles and Makell Crofts. Belles had 12 digs and one assist, while Crofts had eight digs and one block.
Bear River's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Mountain Crest, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Bear River will challenge rival Deseret Peak at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Mountain Crest is set to square off against their familiar foe Sky View at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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