Bear Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Lakewood Tigers. If the Bears were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Tigers when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Bear Creek 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 20-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-11.
Leading Lakewood to victory were Julianna McGuire and Morgan Thompson. McGuire had 16 digs and two aces, while Thompson had 20 assists and five digs. McGuire has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.
Bear Creek's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Lakewood, they moved to 6-11 with that victory, which also ended their four-match losing streak.
Bear Creek has already played their next contest (against Evergreen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Lakewood, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Chatfield at 6:30 p.m.
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