On Thursday Forbush will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons takes on the Wilkes Central Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Forbush sidestepped North Wilkes for a 3-2 victory.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-95) Forbush actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 12-25, 15-25, 25-21, 18-16.
Forbush relied on the efforts of Karly Berrier, who had 14 digs, and Lilly Fix, who had four digs. Berrier is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Wilkes Central came into Tuesday's contest having lost 14 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against East Wilkes by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Forbush has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Wilkes Central, their win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-15.
Forbush beat Wilkes Central 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forbush since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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