The Branford Buccaneers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Baker Gators at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
Branford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Union County 3-2.
Branford took Union County into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 17-25, 19-25, 17-15.
Branford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Baker came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Tigers.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (92-91) Baker actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 13-25, 25-20, 25-21, 28-26.
Branford pushed their record up to 26-3 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home. As for Baker, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season.
Branford came up short against Baker in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Branford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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