Volleyball Preview: Somerset Spartans vs. Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks
Somerset hasn't had much luck against Baldwin-Woodville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Somerset Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Somerset finally turned things around against Amery on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 3-0 victory. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Spartans yet this season.
Somerset was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Baldwin-Woodville entered their tilt with Mercer on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 2-1.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (62-60) Baldwin-Woodville actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 18-25, 27-25, 15-12.
Emma Freese and Kaylee Fink were among the main playmakers for Baldwin-Woodville as the former had eight digs and three aces and the latter had three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Baldwin-Woodville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Somerset's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Baldwin-Woodville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
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