The Matanzas Pirates will square off against the Forest Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Tuesday, Matanzas came up short against Gainesville and fell 3-1.
Matanzas started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Forest posted their biggest victory since August 27th on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Vanguard.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Forest took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-7, 25-13.
Forest found their leader in underclassman Addison Owens, who had six aces and three digs. The dominant performance gave Owens a new career-high in aces.
Matanzas now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Forest, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
Matanzas might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Forest in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Matanzas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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