It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Forest can now relate to. They came up short against the DeLand Bulldogs on Thursday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2024.
Forest was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made DeLand work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-20, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Forest saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Addison Owens had ten digs and two aces. Gracie Martineau also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Forest's loss ended a three-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10. As for DeLand, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-9.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Forest will head out to challenge Hagerty at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for DeLand, after both having extra time off, they and Boone will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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