East Surry is 9-0 against Forbush since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The East Surry Cardinals will be staying on the road to face off against the Forbush Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, East Surry got the win against North Surry by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was East Surry's feisty defense: they held North Surry to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-23, 25-21.
East Surry can attribute much of their success to Ella Simmons, who had 11 digs and 35 assists.
Surry Central typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Forbush proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Golden Eagles 3-2.
Forbush wouldn't go down easily and took Surry Central into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18, 15-12.
East Surry's record is now 14-3. As for Forbush, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
East Surry took their win against Forbush when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Surry 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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