Volleyball Preview: Franklin County Wildcats vs. Batesville Bulldogs
On Thursday Franklin County will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. After both having extra time off, they and the Batesville Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m.
Franklin County lost 3-0 to South Dearborn on Thursday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
While Franklin County was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-14, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Batesville came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 3-1.
Batesville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-20.
Anya Richey had an outrageously good game as she had 23 digs.
Batesville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive games.
Franklin County's defeat dropped their record down to 5-25. As for Batesville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season.
Franklin County might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Batesville in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Franklin County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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