Volleyball Preview: Wando Warriors vs. Carolina Forest Panthers
Wando hasn't had much luck against Carolina Forest recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Wando Warriors will square off against the Carolina Forest Panthers at 6:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Wednesday.
Wando is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Summerville. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Wando was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Carolina Forest came tearing into Saturday's game with 11 straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cobras as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Carolina Forest got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 30-28, 25-18.
Carolina Forest relied on the efforts of Hunter Jackson, who had nine digs and three aces, and Alex Nikolov, who had 13 digs. That's the most aces Jackson has posted since back in September.
Carolina Forest 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 four consecutive matchups.
Wando pushed their record up to 23-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Carolina Forest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 33-3 record this season.
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