Oakwood was the 3-1 winner over Franklin when they last played one another back in October of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Lumberjacks fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Lumberjacks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Oakwood sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 20-25, 25-10, 13-25, 15-9.
Evie Connor paced Oakwood's offense, picking up 11 kills. Connor got some help from Berkley Parker and her 33 assists. Connor was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
Franklin can attribute much of their success to Greycen Lopez, who had 15 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lopez has posted since back in September.
Oakwood's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Franklin, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Oakwood and Urbana will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Franklin, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Clinton-Massie on the 13th.
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