Fernandina Beach has gone 4-0 against Baldwin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fernandina Beach Pirates' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Baldwin Indians at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Fernandina Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on West Nassau with a sharp 3-0 win.
While Fernandina Beach won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-23, 25-10.
Fernandina Beach can attribute much of their success to Claire Wilson, who had 12 digs, and Leni Domenick, who had eight digs.
Fernandina Beach was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight matches.
Meanwhile, Baldwin got the win against Andrew Jackson on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Baldwin was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-7.
Kendall Fowler was the offensive standout of the contest as she had eight aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Fernandina Beach is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Baldwin, their record now sits at 19-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Fernandina Beach has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Baldwin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fernandina Beach took their victory against Baldwin in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fernandina Beach since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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