Germantown Academy is 10-0 against Baldwin since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Germantown Academy Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Baldwin Bears at 3:30 p.m. Germantown Academy will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Germantown Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Academy-Notre Dame De Namur and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Germantown Academy sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 21-25, 25-11, 22-25, 15-8.
Germantown Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Abby Traina, who had nine digs and two aces, and Hadley Evans, who had nine kills and five digs. Traina is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Germantown Academy 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 ten aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Baldwin was not able to break out of their rough patch on October 1st as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Germantown Academy.
While Baldwin was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Germantown Academy's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-11, 25-14.
Germantown Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8-1. As for Baldwin, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Germantown Academy took their victory against Baldwin when the teams last played on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0. Will Germantown Academy repeat their success, or does Baldwin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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