Bruins
| 03/29/25 vs California | 0-2 |
| 03/26/25 vs Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning | 3-2 |
| 03/24/25 vs Wheatland | 3-0 |
| 03/19/25 @ Center | 3-1 |
| 03/17/25 @ Marysville | 3-1 |
Bear River and California faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Saturday. The Bruins fell 2-0 to the Grizzlies. The Bruins' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Kyle Smith paced Bear River's offense, picking up nine kills. Smith got some help from Ethan Tucker and his 26 assists. Smith was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Leading California to victory were Beau Banta and Adyant Gautam. Banta had 32 assists, while Gautam had four digs. Banta has been hot for a while, having posted 13 or more assists the last 12 times he's played. Evan Bautista also deserves some recognition as he had his first kill of the season.
Bear River's defeat dropped their record down to 12-2. As for California, they moved to 5-10 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Bear River wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Cosumnes Oaks on the 29th. As for California, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 victory against St. Ignatius College Preparatory on the 29th.
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