The Sylvan Hills Bears and the Northside Grizzlies will meet on Saturday for a tough Bear Battle. Northside took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Sylvan Hills, who comes in off a win.
Sylvan Hills took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Maumelle as Sylvan Hills made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Bears as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Northside faced Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Northside fell just short of Central by a score of 3-2. While the Grizzlies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-19 in the first period.
Northside started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-20, 18-16.
Despite the loss, Northside had strong showings from Paige Klein, who had 21 digs, and Kamdyn Flemming, who had six digs.
Sylvan Hills' victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Northside, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7-2.
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