Volleyball Game Preview: Mariner Tritons vs. Ida Baker Bulldogs

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2024, 12:51am

Volleyball Preview: Mariner Tritons vs. Ida Baker Bulldogs

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Mariner has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. After both having extra time off, they and the Ida Baker Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m.

Mariner lost 3-0 to Ida Baker on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Tritons in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost five in a row.

While Mariner was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Ida Baker's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-10, 25-13.

Ida Baker relied on the efforts of Taylor Foster, who had six digs, five aces, and five aces, and Madison Autrey, who had ten kills, six digs, and six digs. That's the most aces Foster has posted since back in September of 2023.

Ida Baker was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive games.

Mariner's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Ida Baker, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.

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