Bayside is 0-10 against Cox since September of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Bayside Marlins will square off against the Cox Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bayside took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Princess Anne. The win was some much needed relief for the Marlins as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Bayside walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-18, 18-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Cox had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Eagles.
One reason for the win was Cox's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-18, 25-12.
Cox relied on the efforts of June Culicerto, who had 14 digs and six aces, and Brooke Horn, who had ten digs and three aces. Culicerto is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Cox couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 52.7% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in September of 2023.
Bayside's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-8. As for Cox, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Bayside came up short against Cox in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cox's Olivia Fortier, who had ten digs and eight aces. Now that Bayside knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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