After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Harmony, Bullard was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They skirted past the Beckville Bearcats 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Bullard was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-106), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Julia Garrick had a dynamite game for Bullard, getting 12 digs and two aces. Garrick is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Gracey Struwe and Emily Grandgeorge certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Struwe had 23 digs, while Grandgeorge had 11 digs and two aces.
Bullard is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-16 record this season. As for Beckville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 25-8 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bullard will face off against Center at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Beckville, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome New Diana, where the match is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. New Diana is coming into the match with three straight wins on the road, so Beckville will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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