Baystate Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Southwick Regional Rams at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Baystate Academy will be strutting in after a win while Southwick Regional will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, Baystate Academy beat Westfield 3-1.
Baystate Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Southwick Regional was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Commerce by a score of 3-2.
Southwick Regional took Commerce into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-21, 15-25, 25-13, 15-7.
Baystate Academy's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Southwick Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Baystate Academy took their win against Southwick Regional in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Baystate Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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