The Bear River Bears will square off against the Green Canyon Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bear River has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Green Canyon will come in with four straight victories.
Bear River came up short against Ridgeline on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-16, 25-9.
Despite the loss, Bear River saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jason Ashby had eight kills, five digs, and one block.
Meanwhile, Green Canyon got the win against Logan on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Green Canyon not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Logan between 15 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-17, 25-17.
Bear River better focus on containing Griffin Blau and Cameron Henrie as the pair were huge in Green Canyon's win. Blau had 22 digs, while Henrie had eight digs and three aces. Blau is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had ten or more in each of the last 13 games he's played.
Green Canyon's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Bear River, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Bear River hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.8 blocks per game. However, it's not like Green Canyon struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.1 blocks. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bear River suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Green Canyon when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Bear River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
