Bear River hasn't had much luck against Mountain Crest recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Bear River Bears' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Mountain Crest Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bear River might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Sky View, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-7, 25-14.
Bear River might have lost, but man, Brooke Eggli was a machine: she had 18 digs. Eggli is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Crest came up short against Box Elder on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Mustangs have struggled against the Bees recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 29-27, 17-25, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Mountain Crest got top-tier performance from Addley Corbett, who had 30 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Belles, who had 13 digs.
Bear River's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Mountain Crest, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Bear River has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Mountain Crest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bear River might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Mountain Crest when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Bear River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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