Batesville has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Franklin County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m.
Batesville is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Greenfield-Central just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-1.
Batesville actually scored more points across those three sets (54-48), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 8-25, 25-18, 15-11.
Despite the defeat, Batesville had strong showings from Ava Powner, who had 13 digs and 14 assists, and Ava Walsman, who had six digs.
Meanwhile, Franklin County can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Rushville out 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Franklin County got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-14, 21-25, 15-12.
Batesville's loss dropped their record down to 20-4. As for Franklin County, their win bumped their record up to 4-19.
Batesville took their victory against Franklin County in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. Will Batesville repeat their success, or does Franklin County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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