The Baltic Bulldog volleyball team got a Big East Conference win over the Sioux Valley Cossacks at home on Thursday, October 16th. The Bulldogs won in straight sets by scores of 25-14, 25-22, and 25-21.
Sioux Valley took an early 4-2 lead to start the opening set. Baltic responded with a 6-1 run to go in front 8-5. That run kept the Bulldogs in front the rest of the set. The Bulldogs led 12-8 before going on a 5-2 run to extend the lead to 17-10. They would finish the set with an 8-4 advantage for the 25-14 win.
The Bulldogs started the second set with a 4-2 lead. The Cossacks rallied to tie the score at 7-7. Sioux Valley then went in front 11-10, but the lead didn’t last long. The Bulldogs went on a 7-2 run to regain the lead 17-13. The Cossacks got within two points, 20-18, but Baltic was able to push the lead to 24-20 before winning 25-22.
The third set started with an early 3-3 tie. Sioux Valley went in front 7-6, and they continued to lead by one at 11-10. Baltic got rolling and went on a 6-1 run for a 16-12 lead. They continued to lead by four points at 20-16. The Bulldogs were able to stay in front the rest of the match to a 25-21 victory.
