Bear River hasn't had much luck against Green Canyon recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:30 p.m.
Bear River is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Mountain Crest.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-22, 25-11.
Brooke Eggli put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 12 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Bear River couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 73% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 51.3%.
Meanwhile, Green Canyon put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Logan.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Green Canyon was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-9, 25-15.
Bear River's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Green Canyon, their win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Bear River has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Green Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bear River came up short against Green Canyon when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Bear River avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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