Volleyball Preview: Forest Park Bruins vs. Hylton Bulldogs
On Tuesday Forest Park will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will take on the Hylton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Hylton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Forest Park, who comes in off a win.
On Monday, Forest Park earned a 3-1 victory over Riverbend.
Forest Park had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-19.
Forest Park found their leader in underclassman Alexa Eggleton, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Eggleton has posted in her last six matches.
Forest Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hylton came up short against Woodbridge on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Vikings recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
While Hylton had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 13 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-13, 22-25, 25-13.
Forest Park pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hylton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Forest Park took their victory against Hylton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Forest Park repeat their success, or does Hylton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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