Franklin Community waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Martinsville Artesians with a sharp 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Grizzly Cubs also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Franklin Community took every set by at least 12 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-13, 25-11.
Kate Pinnick was nothing short of spectacular: she had 15 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Franklin Community was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive games.
Franklin Community's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Martinsville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Franklin Community will square off against Purdue Polytechnic at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Martinsville, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Bloomington North at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bloomington North will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Martinsville surely won't give up without a fight.
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