Volleyball Preview: Franklin County Flyers vs. Frankfort Panthers
Franklin County is 10-0 against Frankfort since August of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. Franklin County is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road.
Franklin County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Collins just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 3-2. While the Flyers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Titans 25-19 in the first set.
Franklin County actually scored more points across those five sets (106-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-25, 15-12.
Despite the defeat, Franklin County saw an underclassman step up: Drew Bevington had 13 digs and two aces. Those 13 digs set a new season-high mark for Bevington.
Meanwhile, Frankfort waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Demons with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Panthers have posted since September 10th.
The victory didn't come easy: Williamstown scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-14, 25-16.
Frankfort can attribute much of their success to Daisy Barrett, who had seven digs and six aces, and Lily Ballantyne, who had seven digs.
They weren't the only good server: Frankfort was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Franklin County's loss dropped their record down to 27-5. As for Frankfort, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Franklin County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Frankfort struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Franklin County's way against Frankfort in their previous meeting back in September, as Franklin County made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin County 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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