Franklin suffered their biggest loss since September 19th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to the Barnstable Red Hawks. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Red Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
While Franklin ultimately came up short, they really made Barnstable work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 25-14.
Olivia Alberti paced Franklin's offense, picking up 11 kills. Alberti got some help from
Brooke Daniels and her 22 assists. Finally, Alberti was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high three blocks.
Franklin's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. As for Barnstable, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers dukes it out withOliver Ames at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Barnstable has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against North Quincy on the 25th.
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