Frankfort is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Franklin County is on a ten-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Franklin County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Frankfort, who comes in off a win.
Frankfort is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 10th on Thursday. Everything went their way against Williamstown as Frankfort made off with a 3-0 victory.
The win didn't come easy: Williamstown scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-14, 25-16.
Frankfort relied on the efforts of Daisy Barrett, who had seven digs and six aces, and Lily Ballantyne, who had seven digs.
They weren't the only good server: Frankfort was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Franklin County unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Collins by a score of 3-2. While the Flyers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Titans 25-19 in the first set.
Franklin County actually scored more points across those five sets (106-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 15-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Franklin County saw an underclassman step up: Drew Bevington had 13 digs and two aces. Those 13 digs set a new season-high mark for Bevington.
Frankfort has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Franklin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 27-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Frankfort has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Franklin County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Frankfort might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Franklin County when the teams last played back in September. Will Frankfort have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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