Franklin Monroe was the 2-0 winner over Tri-Village when they last played one another back in August, but their luck changed this time around. The Franklin Monroe Jets fell just short of the Tri-Village Patriots by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Jets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Franklin Monroe wouldn't go down easily and took Tri-Village into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-18, 25-20, 20-25, 15-11.
Layni Ressler and Reagan Flora certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Ressler had 45 digs, while Flora had 20 digs. Ressler is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Mylee Bierly was her usual excellent self, getting 35 digs and two aces for Tri-Village. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoe Ayette, who had six digs, two aces, and two aces.
Franklin Monroe's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Tri-Village, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-8.
Franklin Monroe will be playing in front of their home fans against Mississinawa Valley at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Tri-Village, they will venture away from home to square off against Northeastern at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Tri-Village is facing Northeastern at the right time seeing as Northeastern is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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