The West Franklin Falcons are on the road again on Monday to play the Iola Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Tuesday, West Franklin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Osage City.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was West Franklin who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-23.
Berkley Love was the offensive standout of the game as she had nine digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last 12 contests.
Meanwhile, Iola had just enough and edged Osawatomie out 2-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Iola had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-17, 25-20.
Elza Clift went supernova for Iola, getting 25 digs and three aces. Clift has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last eight times she's played.
West Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-12 record this season. As for Iola, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: West Franklin has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Iola struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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