After both having extra time off, the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs and the Castle Knights will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Franklin Community comes in on six and Castle on 14.
Franklin Community is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over East Central.
While Franklin Community won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-8, 25-23.
Franklin Community's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kate Pinnick, who had seven digs.
Meanwhile, Castle made easy work of Evansville Reitz on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-20.
Castle can attribute much of their success to Caroline Kenworthy, who had eight digs and three aces. Kenworthy 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.
Franklin Community's victory bumped their record up to 27-3. As for Castle, their win bumped their record up to 30-3.
Franklin Community might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Castle in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Franklin Community avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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