On Saturday, Benjamin Franklin faced Vandebilt Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Benjamin Franklin Falcons fell just short of the Vandebilt Catholic Terriers by a score of 2-1. The Falcons' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Benjamin Franklin actually scored more points across those three sets (60-59), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Benjamin Franklin's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lilly Mayes, who had 16 digs, and Avery Johnson, who had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces Johnson has posted since back in August of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Vandebilt Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emmy Rau, who had 11 digs and two aces. Another player making a difference was Ava Smith, who had eight digs.
Benjamin Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Vandebilt Catholic, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Benjamin Franklin will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Cabrini at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Vandebilt Catholic, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Terrebonne at 5:30 p.m.
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