Volleyball Preview: Forest Park Bruins vs. Gar-Field Red Wolves
Forest Park is 10-0 against Gar-Field since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Forest Park is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Battlefield just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 3-2.
Forest Park wouldn't go down easily and took Battlefield into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 17-25, 24-26, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Forest Park saw an underclassman step up: Alexa Eggleton had six digs and two aces. Eggleton is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Gar-Field was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Woodbridge.
While Gar-Field was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Woodbridge's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-14, 25-18.
Forest Park's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Gar-Field, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Forest Park took their victory against Gar-Field in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest Park since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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