Volleyball Preview: Forest Park Bruins vs. McLean Highlanders
The Forest Park Bruins will take on the McLean Highlanders at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Forest Park took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Gar-Field.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Forest Park was: they took every set by at least 16 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-5, 25-9, 25-8.
Forest Park's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Alysia Diaz, who had ten digs and six aces, and Juliara Cumba, who had six digs and four aces. Diaz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Carter, who had five aces.
Forest Park couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 58.3% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, McLean sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Washington-Liberty on Tuesday.
Forest Park's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-2. As for McLean, their record is now 2-3.
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