After flying high against Tri-County North last Thursday, Franklin Monroe came back down to earth. The Franklin Monroe Jets fell just short of the Newton Local Indians by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Jets haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Franklin Monroe sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 10-25, 25-19, 24-26, 15-3.
Despite the defeat, Franklin Monroe had strong showings from Reagan Flora, who had 19 digs, and Layni Ressler, who had 16 digs. Ressler is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Franklin Monroe's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Newton Local, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Franklin Monroe will take on Tri-Village at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tri-Village will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each game than the last. As for Newton Local, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Tri-County North at 7:00 p.m. Newton Local is facing Tri-County North at the right time seeing as Tri-County North is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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