The Franklin Knights will venture away from home to take on the Mercer Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Franklin didn't have quite enough to beat Slippery Rock and fell 3-2. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Rockets recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Franklin started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-13, 15-8.
Meanwhile, everything went Mercer's way against Hickory on Tuesday as Mercer made off with a 3-0 victory.
Mercer walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-16, 25-14, 25-21.
Mercer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive games.
Franklin now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Mercer, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Franklin skirted past Mercer 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Franklin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mercer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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