The Belmont Marauders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Franklin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Belmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Bishop Feehan by a score of 3-1.
Belmont had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-19.
Belmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Franklin's way against Methuen on Friday as Franklin made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
One reason for the win was Franklin's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Faith Edgehille, who had ten digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven games.
Belmont has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Franklin, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Belmont has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 16.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Franklin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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