Oakwood is 10-0 against Franklin since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Oakwood Lumberjacks are on the road again to play the Franklin Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oakwood will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Eaton, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Oakwood won by a set and slipped past Eaton 3-2.
Oakwood was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 27-25, 19-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Oakwood kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're block total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Franklin had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Rams.
Franklin found their leader in underclassman Graycen Lopez, who had 14 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Lopez has posted in her last seven matchups.
Oakwood is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Franklin, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Oakwood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Franklin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Oakwood was able to grind out a solid victory over Franklin in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakwood 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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