Volleyball Preview: Franklin Academy Panthers vs. American Heritage Patriots
The Franklin Academy Panthers will venture away from home to challenge the American Heritage Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Franklin Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Somerset Academy Central Miramar with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.
One reason for the win was Franklin Academy's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-7, 25-5.
Franklin Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 43 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, American Heritage got the win against Somerset Academy on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
American Heritage's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Somerset Academy between 19 and 21 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-21.
Franklin Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for American Heritage, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Franklin Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from American Heritage in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Can Franklin Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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