Wheatland entered their contest against Bear River on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Wheatland Pirates fell 3-1 to the Bear River Bruins. The Pirates have struggled against the Bruins recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Wheatland started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-12.
Kaitlin Langeloh paced Wheatland's offense, picking up eight kills. Langeloh got some help from
Miranda Wilke and her 14 assists.
Lia Azevedo controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Wheatland's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-10. As for Bear River, they pushed their record up to 30-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Wheatland will square off against Sonora at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bear River, they will face off against Linden at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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