Volleyball Preview: Baker Gators vs. Branford Buccaneers
The Baker Gators will challenge the Branford Buccaneers at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Baker sitting on four straight wins and Branford on 24.
Baker is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Chipley.
Baker had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 13-25, 25-20, 25-21, 28-26.
Meanwhile, Branford sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Union County on Tuesday.
Branford wouldn't go down easily and took Union County into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 17-25, 19-25, 17-15.
Branford 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 six aces in 11 consecutive games.
Baker has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for Branford, they pushed their record up to 26-3 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home.
Baker beat Branford 3-1 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Baker repeat their success, or does Branford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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