Center Grove is 8-2 against Franklin Community since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Center Grove Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs at 7:15 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Center Grove comes in on eight and Franklin Community on 11.
Last Monday, Center Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Jennings County, taking the game 3-1.
Center Grove walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 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 games.
Meanwhile, Franklin Community earned a 3-1 win over Plainfield on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 20-25, 25-23, 25-22.
Kate Pinnick was nothing short of spectacular: 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.
Center Grove's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. As for Franklin Community, their record is now 21-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Center Grove has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Franklin Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Center Grove's way against Franklin Community in their previous meeting back in September, as Center Grove made off with a 3-0 win. Will Center Grove repeat their success, or does Franklin Community have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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