The Franklin Panthers will play host again on Thursday to welcome the King Philip Regional Warriors, where the match is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Franklin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Bishop Feehan, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Franklin was ranked 23rd). Franklin walked away with a 3-1 win over Bishop Feehan on Wednesday.
Franklin was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 13-25, 25-23, 25-18.
Faith Edgehille went supernova for Franklin, getting 23 digs.
Franklin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, King Philip Regional beat Canton 3-1 on Monday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22.
King Philip Regional had a senior duo take command as Alex Pauline had 21 digs and Madison Asprelli had five digs and 25 assists. With that strong performance, Asprelli is now averaging an impressive 12.8 assists per game.
Franklin pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for King Philip Regional, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Franklin has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like King Philip Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Franklin took their win against King Philip Regional in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Franklin repeat their success, or does King Philip Regional have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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