The Forest Wildcats will be taking part in a tournament against the Beachside Barracudas at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Forest's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Beachside has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
While Forest's win against Dunnellon wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wildcats won by a set and slipped past the Tigers 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted since May 1, 2024.
Forest took Dunnellon into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-27, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Beachside earned a 3-1 win over Menendez on Thursday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 16-25, 25-16, 25-23.
Forest is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Beachside, their victory bumped their record up to 4-10.
Forest was able to grind out a solid win over Beachside in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 2-0. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Barracudas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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