The Oldenburg Academy Twisters will venture away from home to take on the Franklin County Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Oldenburg Academy is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering South Decatur just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2.
Oldenburg Academy took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Oldenburg Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Lillian Vanderpohl, who had 16 digs, and Felicity Brelage, who had seven digs.
Even though they lost, Oldenburg Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Franklin County came up short against Batesville on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Franklin County may have fallen short, but they were sure consistent: they scored nine points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-9, 25-9.
Oldenburg Academy's record now sits at 16-8. As for Franklin County, they dropped their record down to 5-21 with the defeat, which was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything went Oldenburg Academy's way against Franklin County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Oldenburg Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oldenburg Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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