Volleyball Preview: Louisburg Warriors vs. Franklin Academy Patriots
Louisburg is 7-1 against Franklin Academy since August of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Louisburg Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Franklin Academy Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Franklin Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Louisburg, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, Louisburg made easy work of Durham School of the Arts and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Louisburg walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-12.
Louisburg relied on the efforts of Jenna House, who had ten digs and two aces, and Gabriella Capp, who 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 contests.
Meanwhile, Franklin Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Wake Prep Academy.
Franklin Academy was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-11, 25-22.
The victory got Louisburg back to even at 8-8. As for Franklin Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
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