PRESTON — The reigning 4A state champion Bear Lake Bears continued to exert themselves as favorites once again, sweeping a game Preston squad Wednesday despite some health limitations.

With the win, Bear Lake (24-3, 3-0) now owns two wins against its closest 4A South East Idaho Conference competitor, Preston (14-4, 1-1) — though only Wednesday’s match counts as a conference win, with the other coming during the Cokeville Invitational tournament.

Though they never faced any real threat of a set loss, the Bears struggled to put away the scrappy bunch from Preston.

Head coach Stephanie Birch was quick to point out some deficiencies after the 25-18, 25-21, 25-22 sweep.

“I don’t think we played very well tonight,” she told EastIdahoSports.com after the match. “Honestly, tonight was one of o

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