The Saraland Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Bayside Academy Admirals at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Saraland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Gulf Breeze, who was ranked fifth at the time (Saraland was ranked fourth). Saraland lost 3-0 to Gulf Breeze on Wednesday. The Spartans' defeat signaled the end of their 13-game winning streak.
Saraland was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Gulf Breeze work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 29-27, 25-21.
Brooke Kaoui put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Bayside Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Gulf Shores on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Bayside Academy walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 27-29, 26-24, 25-15.
Saraland's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 29-4. As for Bayside Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
Saraland beat Bayside Academy 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Saraland repeat their success, or does Bayside Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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