Volleyball Game Preview: Eastwood Troopers vs. Franklin Cougars

By Team Reports Oct 12, 2024, 11:24pm

Volleyball Preview: Eastwood Troopers vs. Franklin Cougars

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Eastwood hasn't had much luck against Franklin recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Eastwood Troopers will face off against the Franklin Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Eastwood sitting on six straight victories and Franklin on three.

Last Friday, it was close, but Eastwood sidestepped Eastlake for a 3-2 win.

Eastwood was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-100), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-23, 19-25, 26-24, 15-10.

Meanwhile, Franklin made easy work of Montwood on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory.

While Franklin won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-12, 25-19.

Eastwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-5 record this season. As for Franklin, their win bumped their record up to 30-8.

Eastwood skirted past Franklin 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastwood 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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