Volleyball Preview: Bayside Bears vs. Eau Gallie Commodores
Bayside and Eau Gallie are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Bayside Bears are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Eau Gallie Commodores at 7:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Bayside is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Viera just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 3-2.
Bayside took Viera into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 27-25, 25-19, 21-25, 16-14.
Despite the loss, Bayside had strong showings from Adison Carter, who had 13 digs and three aces, and Maddie Hamilton, who had 18 digs. Hamilton is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played.
Even though they lost, Bayside was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Eau Gallie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Heritage.
Eau Gallie was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-8, 25-17.
Bayside's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Eau Gallie, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Bayside was able to grind out a solid win over Eau Gallie in their previous matchup last Monday, winning 3-1. Will Bayside repeat their success, or does Eau Gallie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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