The Barnstable Red Hawks will take on the Franklin Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Barnstable will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Barnstable is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Bishop Feehan, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Barnstable was ranked 14th). Barnstable came up short against Bishop Feehan on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Red Hawks' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
While Barnstable ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-17.
Jazlyn Coyer put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 14 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 five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Franklin made easy work of Milford on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Franklin was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-15, 25-12.
Barnstable's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4. As for Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Barnstable took their win against Franklin in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Barnstable repeat their success, or does Franklin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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