Baldwin hasn't had much luck against West Laurens recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Baldwin Braves will look to defend their home court against the West Laurens Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Baldwin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Mary Persons.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Baldwin who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, West Laurens waltzed into their match on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Huskies.
West Laurens was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Howard squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-16.
West Laurens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive contests.
Baldwin's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for West Laurens, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season.
Baldwin came up short against West Laurens in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Baldwin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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