Gulf Shores is 9-1 against Baldwin County since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Gulf Shores Dolphins will take on the Baldwin County Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Gulf Shores is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mobile Christian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Leopards by a score of 2-1. While the Dolphins didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Leopards 26-24 in the first set.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Gulf Shores lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-22, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Baldwin County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Daphne.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-12.
Gulf Shores' defeat dropped their record down to 23-16. As for Baldwin County, their loss dropped their record down to 12-30.
Gulf Shores took their victory against Baldwin County in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gulf Shores 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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