South Granville waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Franklin Academy Patriots , sneaking past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Vikings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
South Granville took Franklin Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-19, 21-25, 19-25, 15-9.
Despite the defeat, Franklin Academy had strong showings from Addison Soles, who had three digs and two aces, and Brihanna Moore, who had four blocks. The dominant performance gave Moore a new career-high in blocks.
South Granville's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Franklin Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
South Granville's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Riverside-Durham at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. South Granville is facing Riverside-Durham at the right time seeing as Riverside-Durham is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Franklin Academy, they will venture away from home to square off against Falls Lake at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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