The Neumann-Goretti Saints will square off against the Franklin Towne Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Neumann-Goretti is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They blew past MAST Charter II 3-0. The victory was some much needed relief for the Saints as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
While Neumann-Goretti might've won, it sure wasn't easy: MAST Charter II scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-14, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Franklin Towne had just enough and edged Parkway Center City out 3-2 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Franklin Towne took Parkway Center City into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 20-25, 22-25, 15-6.
Franklin Towne found their leader in underclassman Antonia Marchino, who had seven aces and five kills. The dominant performance gave Marchino a new career-high in aces.
Franklin Towne was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
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