Boynton Beach and Forest Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest Hill took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Boynton Beach, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Boynton Beach beat Glades Central 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Boynton Beach 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 23-25, 30-28, 25-23, 25-16.
Boynton Beach's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Areanne M. Arauz led the charge by getting 17 aces and seven kills. Those 17 aces gave M. Arauz a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brinnia Potter, who had ten aces, six kills, and ten assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Boynton Beach was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 37 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Forest Hill lost 3-0 to Wellington on Tuesday. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Forest Hill was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Wellington's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-16, 25-19.
Boynton Beach is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Forest Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Boynton Beach might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Forest Hill when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Boynton Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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