Baldwin is 0-10 against West Laurens since September of 2014 but things could change on Tuesday. The Baldwin Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Laurens Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Baldwin had just enough and edged Mary Persons out 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Baldwin got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, West Laurens had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Huskies.
West Laurens was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Howard squad. The final score came out to 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 games.
Baldwin's win 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 matchups, which provided a massive 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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