Volleyball Preview: Martinsville Artesians vs. Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs
Martinsville is 1-9 against Franklin Community since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Martinsville Artesians will stay at home for another game and welcome the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs at 7:00 p.m.
Martinsville is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Roncalli just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Royals, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-9, 25-18.
Meanwhile, everything went Franklin Community's way against Bloomington South on Thursday as Franklin Community made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Grizzly Cubs.
After all that action, the final score was 25-9, 25-13, 25-21.
Franklin Community's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kate Pinnick led the charge by getting 13 digs and two aces.
Martinsville's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-10. As for Franklin Community, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Martinsville suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Franklin Community in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Martinsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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