On Tuesday, John Curtis Christian faced Benjamin Franklin in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The John Curtis Christian Patriots came up short against the Benjamin Franklin Falcons, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Patriots seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
John Curtis Christian might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Benjamin Franklin: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 27-25.
John Curtis Christian's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-5. As for Benjamin Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
John Curtis Christian has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Pope John Paul II on the 17th. As for Benjamin Franklin, they are on the road again on Monday to play Warren Easton at 5:30 p.m.
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