BALTIC — Baltic found a spark in the middle of Friday’s match and grabbed a set to extend the night, but Lennox came away with a 3-1 win over the Bulldogs (25-15, 25-17, 19-25, 25-10) on October 23rd at Baltic High School.
The opening set was tight early, with the teams even at 3-3, 7-7, and 9-9, but Lennox began to separate after taking a 15-11 edge. The Orioles stretched the lead to 21-12 and finished the set 25-15. Set two again saw Baltic trying to chase down an early Lennox run. After Lennox moved in front 10-3 and later 15-6, the Bulldogs worked back within striking distance at 20-16, but the Orioles closed strong to take the set 25-17 and go up 2-0.
Baltic answered in set three with its best stretch of the match. The Bulldogs stayed within reach early, then fought back to even it at 15-15 before taking control late. Baltic pushed ahead 21-18 and closed out the set 25-19 to keep the match alive. Lennox responded immediately in the fourth. The Orioles jumped out fast (5-0, 8-0, 13-0) and never let Baltic get fully back into rhythm, pulling away to a 25-10 finish to seal the match.
