Franklin hadn't done well against Lexington recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Franklin Lions won by a set and slipped past the Lexington Eagles 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Franklin was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-20, 25-27, 25-12, 16-14.
Franklin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-18 record this season. As for Lexington, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 28-18.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges Rockdale at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lexington has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Brazos Christian on the 25th.
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