The Franklin Panthers will host the Belmont Marauders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Franklin will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Franklin won the last time they faced Methuen and Faith Edgehille did her part to make sure it happened again. Franklin blew past Methuen 3-0 on Friday thanks in part to Edgehille, who had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven games.
Franklin's got stronger as the match went on, holding Methuen to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-15.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Belmont had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Shamrocks by a score of 3-1.
Belmont had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 14-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-19.
Franklin has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Belmont, their record is now 13-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Franklin has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Belmont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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