Henry Clay faced Franklin County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Blue Devils fell just short of the Flyers by a score of 3-2. The Blue Devils were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Flyers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Henry Clay actually scored more points across those five sets (106-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-21, 17-25, 22-25, 25-21, 16-14.
Gray Millar paced Henry Clay's offense, picking up 19 kills. Millar got some help from Jonny Pineda and his 38 assists. Isaac Liang controlled things from the service line, finishing with six aces.
Henry Clay's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6. As for Franklin County, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Looking ahead, Henry Clay will welcome Sayre at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Blue Devils are facing the Spartans at the right time seeing as the Spartans are stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Franklin County, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Shelby County at 7:00 p.m.
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