By Franklin County varsity volleyball coach Jill Mergenthal
To look at the final score, three sets to one, one would think Franklin County had an easy match and victory over Milan.
However, according to Lady Wildcat coach Jill Mergenthal, that is not the case.
“To say this was a close match would not be far from the truth,” Mergenthal said. “It was a nail-biter with two sets being fought over in a win by two situations.”
FC won the four-set match with scores of 26-24, 21-25, 25-12, 26-24.
Statistical-wise Makyah Richardson had four kills, nine blocks, four ace serves and one dig. Alex Gillman had one kill, one block, three ace serves and three digs. Saige Mergenthal had six kills, one block and three digs. Jenna Bruns had five kills and three digs. Kassidy Schell had seven kills, 13 assists, one ace serve and 10 digs. Meredith Hoff had three blocks and two assists. Kacie Williams had three assists and three digs. Kim Settles had two assists and 15 digs. Hadlee Hornsby had 11 digs. Kylie Lea had three digs.
FC’s season record is 5-7.
In the junior varsity contest, a two-set win for the Cats, 25-14, 25-21, made it a sweep.
“All-around play was fantastic,” Mergenthal said.
The stats are: Hadlee Hornsby had four kills and one dig. Kiersten Schell had 10 kills and one ace serve. Kylie Lea had seven digs and two assists. Laney Smith had one kill. Stephanie Billman had one kill, five ace serves, one dig and seven assists. Macy Crain had two kills, one dig and one assist. Michaela Ferman had two ace serves, one dig and five assists.
The JV record is 7-2.
FC plays host to Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference foe Greensburg Saturday, September 12, at 9:30 a.m. with the varsity match to follow.