After both having extra time off, the Castle Knights and the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Castle is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 14 games.
Castle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Evansville Reitz as Castle made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-20.
Caroline Kenworthy was the offensive standout of the match as she had eight digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Castle couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48.2% of their attack attempts. They are a perfect 7-0 when when their percentage is at least 0.4.
Meanwhile, Franklin Community entered their tilt with East Central on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Trojans 3-0.
Franklin Community never let East Central on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-8, 25-23.
Franklin Community got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kate Pinnick out in front who had seven digs.
Castle's record is now 30-3. As for Franklin Community, their record now sits at 27-3.
Castle took their win against Franklin Community in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Castle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Franklin Community turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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