Volleyball Game Preview: Dunnellon Tigers vs. Forest Wildcats

Dunnellon hasn't had much luck against Forest recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Tigers will welcome the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Monday, Dunnellon earned a 3-1 win over Lake Weir. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.

While Dunnellon might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Lake Weir scored at least 19 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 24-26, 25-20, 25-22.

Eric Rojas Martell

Digs (Career)

04/14/25 @ Lake Weir	17
04/08/24 vs Vanguard	15
04/10/25 vs Lake Weir	13
03/03/25 vs West Port	11
04/07/25 vs West Port	6

Dunnellon's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Joshua Jimenez, who had seven digs and five aces, and Eric Rojas Martell, who had 17 digs and one assist. Those 17 digs gave Rojas Martell a new career-high. Brent Casey also deserves some recognition as he had his first dig of the season.

They weren't the only good server: Dunnellon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are 2-1 when they serve at least ten aces.

Meanwhile, Forest was able to grind out a solid victory over North Marion on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.

The final score came out to 25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 25-17.

Forest pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Dunnellon, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.

Dunnellon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Forest in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.