After four games on the road, Hylton is heading back home. They will welcome the Forest Park Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Hylton came up short against Woodbridge and fell 3-1. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
While Hylton had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 13 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-13, 22-25, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Forest Park had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 3-1.
Forest Park had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-19.
Forest Park found their leader in underclassman Alexa Eggleton, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Eggleton has posted in her last six contests.
Forest Park was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matches.
Hylton's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Forest Park, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Hylton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Forest Park in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Hylton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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