West Florence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carolina Forest Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Knights of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August of 2023.
While West Florence had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-22.
Alex Nikolov was a one-man wrecking crew for Carolina Forest as he had 19 digs and six aces. The dominant performance also gave Nikolov a new career-high in aces.
West Florence's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Carolina Forest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
West Florence has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome St. James at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Carolina Forest, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win vs. A.C. Flora on the 18th.
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