The Cedaredge Bruins and the Rifle Bears will meet on Thursday for a tough Bear Battle. Rifle took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cedaredge, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Cedaredge finally turned things around against Grand Valley on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Cardinals.
Cedaredge 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 21-25, 25-19, 25-15, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Rifle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Delta.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18, 25-12.
Rifle's loss came about despite a quality game from Valeria Olivas, who had 11 digs. Olivas is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Cedaredge's victory bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Rifle, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Everything went Cedaredge's way against Rifle in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, as Cedaredge made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedaredge since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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