La Verne, CA — 🔥 BEARCATS WIN A THRILLER! 🔥 Bearcats Varsity came out of the gate ROARING, stunning the Lancers with an early 2-0 set advantage in the season-opening best-of-five! But the Lancers weren’t going quietly. They kept their composure, battled through a tightly contested third set, and then dominated the fourth to even the match at 2-2, forcing a deciding fifth set. The Bearcats jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead, but the Lancers answered, aided by a controversial line call, to knot things up at 2. At 4-4, the Bearcats capitalized on a string of Lancer miscues, ripping off a run to take an 8-4 lead and seemingly putting themselves on the doorstep of victory. Not so fast. The Lancers exploded on an 8-point run, flipping the momentum and putting the Bearcats on the ropes. 💥 But this Bearcats squad refused to fold. Despite the adversity and surviving a couple more controversial calls the Bearcats dug deep, battled point-for-point, and finally slammed the door on an absolute FIFTH-SET THRILLER, 18-16! 🐾🔥 FINAL: BEARCATS WIN 3-2 Season Record: 1-0 What a way to open the season! 💪 And there’s no time to celebrate—the Chino Hills Huskies are coming to the Den tomorrow! 📅 August 12 ⏰ 5:15 PM 📍 The Den Come out and get LOUD for the Bearcats! 🐾🏐🔥