Volleyball Preview: Franklin Academy Panthers vs. Norland Vikings
Franklin Academy has been away from home for two games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Norland Vikings at 3:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Franklin Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Greater Miami Academy, taking the game 3-1.
Franklin Academy was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the second set to get the win. The final score came out to 25-21, 26-24, 13-25, 25-11.
Franklin Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Norland entered their tilt with North Miami on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Pioneers as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Norland was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough North Miami squad. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-20.
Franklin Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Norland, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
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