The American Falls Beavers will head out to square off against the Bear Lake Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: American Falls has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Bear Lake will arrive with 11 straight victories.
Last Thursday, American Falls didn't have quite enough to beat Marsh Valley and fell 3-2. While the Beavers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-19 in the first set.
American Falls took Marsh Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-10, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Bear Lake got the win against Marsh Valley on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
The win didn't come easy: Marsh Valley scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-16, 25-12.
Bear Lake's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Saydee Shaul, who had 12 digs and three aces, and Tayzley Neal, who had eight digs. Shaul has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last 15 times she's played.
Bear Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are a perfect 6-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
American Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Bear Lake, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season.
American Falls suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bear Lake in their previous matchup last Thursday. Can American Falls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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