The Edison Vikings will take on the Franklin Yellowjackets at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Edison finally turned things around against Chavez on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Titans 3-2.
Edison wouldn't go down easily and took Chavez into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-27, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Franklin had just enough and edged Stagg out 3-2 on Wednesday.
Franklin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 24-26, 25-23, 25-21, 15-8.
Karen Castro had an outrageously good game as she had 45 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last four contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelsea Serrano, who had 15 digs.
Franklin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stagg only served seven.
Edison's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-9. As for Franklin, their victory bumped their record up to 14-16.
Everything went Edison's way against Franklin in their previous meeting back in September, as Edison made off with a 3-0 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Castro, who had 29 digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Edison still be able to contain Castro? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
