Baker and Immanuel Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2021, but not for long. The Baker Braves will venture away from home to take on the Immanuel Christian Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Baker was able to grind out a solid win over Big Pine, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Braves.
Baker had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Immanuel Christian waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Tornadoes.
A big factor in the win was Immanuel Christian's feisty defense: they held Trona to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-15, 25-9.
Immanuel Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.
Baker's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11-2. As for Immanuel Christian, their win bumped their record up to 10-11-2.
Baker came up short against Immanuel Christian in their previous meeting last Saturday, falling 2-0. Can Baker avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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