Volleyball Recap: Wake Forest Takes a Loss + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2025, 9:56am

Volleyball Recap: Wake Forest Cougars vs. Franklinton Red Rams

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the NC High School Athletic Assn. (NCHSAA) & Franklinton High School. Watch Full Replay

After flying high against Knightdale last Thursday, Wake Forest came back down to earth. The Cougars fell just short of the Franklinton Red Rams by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Cougars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Red Rams earlier this season, when they won 3-2.

Wake Forest wouldn't go down easily and took Franklinton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-16, 18-25, 18-25, 15-13.

Franklinton found their leader in freshman Delaney Boylan, who had 28 digs and two aces. Another player making a difference was Gabbi Salati, who had 15 digs.

Cougars

Previous 5 Games

09/30/25 @ Franklinton2-3
09/25/25 vs Knightdale3-0
09/23/25 @ East Wake3-0
09/18/25 vs Vance County3-0
09/16/25 @ Heritage0-3

With the loss, Wake Forest broke their three-match winning streak and moved their record to 9-7. As for Franklinton, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.

Coming up, Wake Forest will square off against Heritage at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Franklinton, they will take on Falls Lake at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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