Bertha-Hewitt won the last time they faced Upsala, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Bertha-Hewitt Bears walked away with a 3-1 win over the Upsala Cardinals. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Bertha-Hewitt had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-12.
Upsala's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dakota Soltis, who had 24 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Soltis has posted in her last six matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Corryn McDermond, who had 17 digs.
The victory got Bertha-Hewitt back to even at 11-11. As for Upsala, their loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bertha-Hewitt will challenge Pillager at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Upsala, they will venture away from home to take on Osakis at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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