The Franklin Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Brevard Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Franklin's tournament run continued when they took on East Henderson on Thursday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12, 25-16.
Lass Ward
| 10/09/25 vs East Henderson | 5 |
| 09/29/25 vs Murphy | 4 |
| 09/02/25 vs Tuscola | 4 |
| 09/23/25 vs Pisgah | 3 |
| 09/16/25 vs East Henderson | 3 |
Shelby Adams and Lass Ward were among the main playmakers for Franklin as the former had three digs and two aces and the latter had eight digs and five assists. Those five assists gave Ward a new career-high. Carrie Holland also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Meanwhile, Brevard waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Brevard took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-14.
Brevard had a senior duo take command as Leah Cabe had 11 digs and one assist and Addison Worley had nine digs and three assists.
They weren't the only good servers: Brevard was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. They are 14-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Franklin's record now sits at 23-3. As for Brevard, their record is now 18-9.
Everything went Franklin's way against Brevard when the teams last played back in September, as Franklin made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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