With a playoff win on the line, East Forsyth rose to the challenge  on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with  a  3-2  win over the Lake Norman Wildcats. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest  victory the Eagles have posted  since September 18th.
 East Forsyth wouldn't go down easily and took Lake Norman into a fifth set  where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-13, 25-23, 24-26,  15-10.

 Irelynn Price
| 10/18/25 vs Lake Norman | 7 | 
| 10/14/25 @ Reagan | 5 | 
| 09/23/25 vs Reagan | 5 | 
| 09/11/25 vs Parkland | 5 | 
| 10/09/25 @ Reagan | 4 | 
East Forsyth was led to victory by  Maddie Fendley and  Irelynn Price.  Fendley  had ten  digs and five  aces, while  Price  had 15  digs and three  aces. The dominant performance also gave  Price a new career-high in assists (seven).
 They weren't the only good servers: East Forsyth  was lethal from the service line and  finished the match with 11  aces. They are 12-4 when  they serve at least ten aces.
East Forsyth is  on a roll lately: they've  won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record  this season. As for Lake Norman, they have  been struggling recently as they've  lost 13 of their last 17 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-19 record  this season.
 East Forsyth will challenge Reagan at 6:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. Lake Norman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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