Bear River can bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They blew past the East Leopards 3-0.
While Bear River won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 25-22.
Austin Palmer paced Bear River's offense, picking up ten kills. Palmer got some help from Tyler Christensen and his 25 assists. Palmer also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Carson Gines, racking up three apiece.
Bear River's win bumped their record up to 2-12. As for East, their defeat was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-20.
Bear River and East could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Utah Rankings. The Bears (ranked 86th) will meet Box Elder (ranked 17th) at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, East will square off against Payson at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (89 vs. 21).
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