Volleyball Recap: Research Triangle Raptors vs. Franklin Academy Patriots
There's no place like home for Research Triangle, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They won by a set and slipped past the Franklin Academy Patriots 3-2. The Raptors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Research Triangle got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 20-25, 25-10, 21-25, 15-13.
Research Triangle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin Academy only served four.
Research Triangle's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12. As for Franklin Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season.
Research Triangle has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Raleigh Charter on the 8th. As for Franklin Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against NCSSM: Durham on the 8th.
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