After flying high against Hillcrest last Tuesday, Bonneville came back down to earth. The Bonneville Bees fell just short of the Blackfoot Broncos by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. It was the first time this season that the Bees let down their fans at home.
Bonneville actually scored more points across those five sets (103-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 22-25, 14-25, 25-21, 15-12.
Even though they lost, Bonneville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive contests.
Leading Blackfoot to victory were Blaklee Ball and Bailee Thompson. Ball had nine digs and 14 assists, while Thompson had 14 digs.
Bonneville's defeat ended a 21-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-8. As for Blackfoot, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-9.
Bonneville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Melba on the 4th. As for Blackfoot, they will welcome Shelley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Blackfoot is facing Shelley at the right time seeing as Shelley is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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