After both having extra time off, the Franklin Wildcats and the Elk Grove Thundering Herd will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when Franklin took on Laguna Creek on Thursday. Franklin fell just short of Laguna Creek by a score of 3-2. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cardinals 25-21 in the first set.
Franklin started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 15-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Elk Grove came up short against Cosumnes Oaks on Thursday and fell 3-1.
Elk Grove couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Cosumnes Oaks a tough time in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-28, 25-21, 23-25, 25-12.
Franklin's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-14. As for Elk Grove, they dropped their record down to 7-13 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Franklin came out on top in a nail-biter against Elk Grove when the teams last played on October 1st, sneaking past 3-2. Does Franklin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elk Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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