Austin faced Bayside Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Black Bears narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Admirals 3-2. For the Black Bears, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 victory the Admirals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2021.
Austin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-17, 15-12.
The win made it two in a row for Austin and bumps their season record up to 9-1. As for Bayside Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Looking ahead, Austin will take on Gulf Breeze at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Bayside Academy, they will be taking part in a tournament against Pace at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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