On Saturday, Slidell faced Benjamin Franklin in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Slidell Tigers came out on top against the Benjamin Franklin Falcons by a score of 2-0. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won three contests in a row.
While Slidell won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21.
Leading Slidell to victory were Ella Spilling and Ava Labat. Spilling had three digs and three aces, while Labat had eight digs, three kills, and 27 assists. That's the most aces Spilling has posted in her last 16 matchups.
Slidell is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-2 record this season. As for Benjamin Franklin, they moved to 17-4 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on Covington at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Slidell will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Benjamin Franklin has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against McDonogh 35 on the 14th.
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