Volleyball Preview: Franklin Academy Patriots vs. Louisburg Warriors
Franklin Academy is 1-7 against Louisburg since August of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Franklin Academy Patriots will challenge the Louisburg Warriors at 5:30 p.m.
Franklin Academy is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Wake Prep Academy, falling 3-0.
Franklin Academy was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-22.
Meanwhile, everything went Louisburg's way against Durham School of the Arts on Wednesday as Louisburg made off with a 3-0 victory.
Louisburg was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 25-12.
Jenna House and Gabriella Capp were among the main playmakers for Louisburg as the former had ten digs and two aces and the latter had eight digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Louisburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive games.
Franklin Academy's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Louisburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Franklin Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Louisburg when the teams last played back in August of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Franklin Academy since the team 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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