Bayside Academy faced Daphne in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Admirals came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 3-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-0 back in September.
Sophie Hester
| 10/22/25 vs Daphne | 42 |
| 08/28/25 vs Austin | 41 |
| 09/22/25 vs Gulf Shores | 40 |
| 09/30/25 @ Fairhope | 37 |
| 09/16/25 vs Foley | 30 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bayside Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sophie Hester, who had seven digs and one block. The dominant performance also gave Hester a new career-high in assists (42). Julia Savage was another key player, getting nine digs and four aces.
Makenzie Valentine and Grace Thigpen certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Valentine had seven aces and five digs, while Thigpen had 18 assists and six digs.
Bayside Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 31-16 record this season. As for Daphne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 35-21.
Bayside Academy has already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against St. Paul's Episcopal on the 22nd. Daphne does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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