Marion-Franklin has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Africentric Early College Nubians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Marion-Franklin came up short against Eastmoor Academy and fell 3-1.
Marion-Franklin started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-11, 25-16, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Africentric Early College unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Briggs. The Nubians have struggled against the Bruins recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-18, 25-15.
Marion-Franklin's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Africentric Early College, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
Marion-Franklin suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Africentric Early College in their previous meeting back in August. Can Marion-Franklin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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