After having lost a blowout in their previous game against St. John Lutheran, Forest was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They came out on top against the West Port Wolf Pack by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2023.
Forest was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-22, 25-17, 26-24.
Annalise DeLabarrera went supernova for Forest, getting 21 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Forest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
West Port lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Joslynn Galvan, who hit 100% for 12 kills, five blocks, and four aces. Galvan is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Keylimar Mejias, who had ten digs and three aces.
Forest's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for West Port, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Forest didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat vs. Santa Fe on the 10th. As for West Port, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Dunnellon, where is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Dunnellon is coming into the game with four straight losses on the road, meaning West Port will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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