Volleyball Preview: Baker County Wildcats vs. Menendez Falcons
The Baker County Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Menendez Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Menendez took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Baker County, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Baker County narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Clay 3-2.
Baker County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-14, 15-13.
Baker County can attribute much of their success to Georgia Crews, who had 30 digs, two aces, and a kill, and Ava Marlow, who had 18 digs, four aces, and a kill. With that strong performance, Crews is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Baker County kept the net locked down and finished the game with 20 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Menendez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Flagler Palm Coast.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 21-25, 25-13, 25-19.
Baker County's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Menendez, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
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