On Tuesday, Great Crossing faced Franklin County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Great Crossing came out on top against the Franklin County Flyers by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Great Crossing also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Great Crossing had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-17.
Great Crossing can attribute much of their success to Jenna Browning, who had 13 digs. Browning is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Franklin County lost, don't look at Jessica Spalding. Despite the final result, she had two aces and 19 assists.
Great Crossing is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Franklin County, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 23-4.
Great Crossing will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Mercy McAuley at 6:30 p.m. Great Crossing is facing Mercy McAuley at the right time seeing as Mercy McAuley is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Franklin County, they will venture away from home to square off against Woodford County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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