After both having extra time off, the Eastlake Falcons and the Franklin Cougars will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastlake will be strutting in after a win while Franklin will be coming in after a loss.
Eastlake took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Socorro 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Eastlake took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-12, 25-13.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Franklin's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Eastwood.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Eastwood scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 23-25, 25-20.
Eastlake pushed their record up to 33-4 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Franklin, their loss ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 30-9.
Eastlake was able to grind out a solid win over Franklin when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastlake since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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