Baker County won the last time they faced Clay, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Baker County Wildcats narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Clay Blue Devils 3-2.
Baker County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-14, 15-13.
Baker County had a senior duo take command as Georgia Crews had 30 digs, two aces, and a kill and Ava Marlow had 18 digs, four aces, and a kill. With that strong performance, Crews is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Baker County kept the net locked down and finished the game with 20 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
Despite the loss, Clay still got an impressive performance from Katie Douglas, who had 11 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Douglas a new career-high in aces.
Baker County's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Clay, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.
Baker County will head out to square off against Menendez at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Baker County is facing Menendez at the right time seeing as Menendez is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Clay, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Ridgeview at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Ridgeview is coming into the match with six straight wins on the road, so Clay will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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