Baystate Academy will face off against the Southbridge Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Baystate Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Longmeadow, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Baystate Academy was ranked 18th). Baystate Academy came up short against Longmeadow on Monday, falling 3-0. It was the first time this season that Baystate Academy let down their fans at home.
Baystate Academy took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-11, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Southbridge didn't have quite enough to beat Sutton on Friday and fell 3-2. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southbridge wouldn't go down easily and took Sutton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-14, 14-25, 20-25, 15-10.
Baystate Academy's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2. As for Southbridge, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
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