CANTON — Baltic flipped the script Monday, October 26th, rallying from a two-set hole to earn a 3-2 win over Canton at Canton High School. The Bulldogs won 16-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-15, 15-13.
Canton controlled the first two sets with steady separation. In the first set, Baltic trailed early (5-1, 13-7) and couldn’t close the gap as the C-Hawks finished it off 25-16. Set two was tighter in the opening stages, with the teams even at 5-5, but Canton pulled away late to take it 25-17 and grab a 2-0 lead.
Baltic responded in set three with its best rally of the night. After trading leads through the middle (12-10, 17-15), the Bulldogs kept pressure on late and finished strong in a tight closing stretch, pulling out a 25-23 win to get on the board.
The momentum carried into the fourth set. Baltic jumped out in front early (5-1), then built on it at key points (16-11, 20-12) before closing out a convincing 25-15 win to even the match at 2-2.
Set five was back-and-forth from the start. Baltic led early (3-0, 6-3) and was still in front at 12-10, but Canton answered to tie it at 12-12 and again at 13-13. Baltic won the final two points to take the fifth set 15-13 and complete the comeback.
