After two games on the road, Franklin Monroe is heading back home. They will host the Newton Local Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Franklin Monroe made easy work of Tri-County North and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-5, 25-8.
Franklin Monroe can attribute much of their success to Reagan Flora, who had eight digs and three aces, and Layni Ressler, who had 11 digs. That's the most aces Flora has posted in she last seven matchups.
Meanwhile, Newton Local earned a 3-1 win over Dixie on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-14, 21-25, 25-19.
Newton Local was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive contests.
Franklin Monroe's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Newton Local, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Franklin Monroe has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Newton Local struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Franklin Monroe suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Newton Local when the teams last played on September 6th. Can Franklin Monroe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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