On Monday, Bayside Academy faced Saraland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bayside Academy Admirals fell just short of the Saraland Spartans by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Admirals of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Bayside Academy sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 25-18, 16-25, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Bayside Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Saraland got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brooke Kaoui out in front who had ten digs.
Bayside Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 28-9. As for Saraland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season.
Bayside Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Hoover on the 10th. Saraland has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Pelham on the 10th.
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