It was a Battle of the Birds when Surry Central took on Forbush on Tuesday. The Surry Central Golden Eagles fell just short of the Forbush Falcons by a score of 3-2. The Golden Eagles' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Surry Central wouldn't go down easily and took Forbush into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 27-29, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Surry Central had strong showings from Presley Smith, who had 19 kills, 11 digs, and two blocks, and Lily Oneal, who had six kills and 53 assists. Smith is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least five every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Scott, who had 15 digs.
Forbush found their leader in underclassman Karly Berrier, who had 29 digs and two aces. Those 29 digs set a new season-high mark for Berrier.
Surry Central's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4. As for Forbush, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Surry Central has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against North Wilkes on the 3rd. As for Forbush, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against East Surry on the 3rd.
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