It was a good run, but Franklin-Simpson unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Todd County Central Rebels. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
While Franklin-Simpson had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 17-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Even though they lost, Franklin-Simpson was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Leading Todd County Central to victory were Allyssa Wofford and Shelby Holderman. Wofford had 16 kills, eight digs, and eight digs, while Holderman had three aces, two kills, and two kills. Wofford is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Chloe Collins, who had eight digs, two aces, and two aces.
Franklin-Simpson's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Todd County Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Franklin-Simpson will face off against Foundation Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin-Simpson is facing Foundation Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Foundation Christian Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Todd County Central, they will take on Hopkins County Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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