The Franklin Academy Patriots will head out to square off against the NCSSM: Durham Unicorns at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Franklin Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 15-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Monday, Franklin Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Research Triangle and fell 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Franklin Academy sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 20-25, 25-10, 21-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, NCSSM: Durham got the win against Raleigh Charter on Monday by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Unicorns.
One reason for the win was NCSSM: Durham's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-16, 25-13.
NCSSM: Durham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Franklin Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for NCSSM: Durham, their record now sits at 7-10.
Franklin Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to NCSSM: Durham when the teams last played back in August. Can Franklin Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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