Franklin Community has won seven straight games at home, while Center Grove has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs will square off against the Center Grove Trojans at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Franklin Community was able to grind out a solid victory over Plainfield, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 20-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Kate Pinnick had an outrageously good game as she had 20 digs and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served four or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Center Grove earned a 3-1 win over Jennings County on Monday.
Center Grove was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-20, 26-28, 25-17.
Center Grove was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Franklin Community's victory bumped their record up to 21-1. As for Center Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Franklin Community has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Center Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Franklin Community suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Center Grove when the teams last played back in September. Can Franklin Community avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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