Volleyball Recap: East Wilkes Cardinals vs. Forbush Falcons
East Wilkes lost against Forbush back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The East Wilkes Cardinals lost 3-0 to the Forbush Falcons. The Cardinals have struggled against the Falcons recently, as their game on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Forbush scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-19.
East Wilkes lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Olivia Stanley, who had 15 digs and nine kills. Stanley is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Stanley, who had 11 digs, six kills, and three blocks.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: East Wilkes kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted in their last six games.
Forbush's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Karly Berrier led the charge by getting ten digs.
East Wilkes' defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Forbush, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
East Wilkes has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Wilkes Central on the 8th. As for Forbush, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against North Wilkes on the 8th.
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