Franklin County hasn't had much luck against Batesville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Franklin County Wildcats will face off against the Batesville Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Franklin County will be strutting in after a win while Batesville will be coming in after a loss.
Franklin County took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Rushville out 2-1. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Franklin County who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 21-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Batesville's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Greenfield-Central 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. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 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.
Franklin County's win bumped their record up to 4-19. As for Batesville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-4.
Franklin County suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Batesville when the teams last played back in August. Can Franklin County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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