Carolina Forest faced Socastee in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Panthers fell 2-0 to the Braves. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Braves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 two weeks ago.
Carolina Forest was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Socastee work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-19.
Jackson Cargle paced Carolina Forest's offense, picking up six kills. Cargle got some help from Erion Tabaku and his ten assists. Finally, Noah Pettijohn kept Carolina Forest's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Carolina Forest's loss ended a 14-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2. As for Socastee, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Looking ahead, Carolina Forest is taking a road trip to challenge A.C. Flora at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Socastee will be paying especially close attention to the Panthers' match: after the Panthers face off against West Florence, they'll take on Socastee again at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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