Volleyball Recap: Forest Park Bruins vs. Battlefield Bobcats
If Forest Park was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Woodbridge last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Forest Park Bruins fell just short of the Battlefield Bobcats by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Bruins' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Forest Park took Battlefield into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-15, 17-25, 24-26, 15-10.
Despite the defeat, Forest Park saw an underclassman step up: Alexa Eggleton had six digs and two aces. Eggleton has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last four times she's played.
Even though they lost, Forest Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Forest Park's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Battlefield, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
After both having extra time off, Forest Park and Gar-Field will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Battlefield, they will challenge Osbourn Park at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Battlefield is facing Osbourn Park at the right time seeing as Osbourn Park is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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