Carolina Forest faced Socastee in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Panthers took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Braves. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Braves: they've now lost three in a row.
Carolina Forest came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 19-25, 25-23, 26-24.
Alex Nikolov
| 09/09/25 @ Socastee | 27 |
| 09/08/25 @ West Florence | 5 |
| 09/08/25 @ A.C. Flora | 4 |
| 09/03/25 @ Socastee | 9 |
| 09/03/25 vs Lucy Beckham | 16 |
| + 6 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Carolina Forest lost, don't look at Alex Nikolov. Despite the final result, he had 27 digs. With that strong performance, Nikolov is now averaging an impressive 11.1 digs per game. Wyatt Turner also deserves some recognition as he had his first kills of the season.
Carolina Forest's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Socastee, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-3.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Carolina Forest will take on rival St. James at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Socastee is set to square off against their familiar foe North Myrtle Beach at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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