Add another ‘back’ to that moniker in front of the dynastic East River girls bowling team.

As in, back-to-back-to-back state champions , after the Falcons defeated Bell Creek Academy of Hillsborough County 3-1 in a best-of-five finals match at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando on Thursday.

And just like last week in district play, they needed to fight through some adversity to hoist the FHSAA finals trophy.

The Falcons rolled through four championship bracket matches without a loss in the double-elimination format. That included a 3-2 win over their postseason rival, Space Coast, which moved over to the consolation bracket and lost to Bell Creek.

East River lost the first match against Bell Creek — giving both teams a loss and forcing the “if necessary” final. There, the Falcons lost the fir

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