Saints bedevil Lady Dawgs' varsity, JV volleyball teams

RIDGELAND — For the first time since Tuesday, Aug. 9, Franklin County’s varsity volleyball squad dropped a three-set road decision on Thursday, Sept. 8 to hard-charging 7-3A district foe Saint Andrews Episcopal School — 8-25; 9-25 and 11-25.

The road loss ended a 10-game winning streak over the past month for the Lady Bulldogs. FC’s other losses came in the season opener to Salem and Tylertown in a multi-team match held in early August.

In the initial set, FC was limited to four service points with Gabrielle O’Quinn and Niyla Wright scoring two apiece as four other points were generated on turnovers by the Lady Saints.

Franklin managed three service points in the second set — two from Sadye Scott and one from Karlee Wallace — with six points generated on turnovers.

The final set saw five Lady Dawgs on the tally sheet with Wallace, Wright, Scott, Kennedy Washington and Ja’Kya Brown all with one offensive point each.

The Saint Andrews’ decision turned out to be Franklin’s first loss in district play (4-1 on this year’s campaign) with the Lady Dawgs knocking off Wesson on Aug. 15, Port Gibson on Aug. 23, Crystal Springs on Aug. 25 and Hazlehurst on Aug. 30.

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JUNIOR VARSITY

Franklin County’s JV Lady Bulldogs dropped straight-set decisions — 9-25 and 14-25 — to Saint Andrews on Thursday, Sept. 8.

FC’s Kaylin Washington scored two service points while Lauren McCaa had one in the first set with six points generated off turnovers in the loss.

The second set saw Makayla Bonds have a team-high three service points while Sophia Miller and Bradi Wallace tallied two apiece and Katherine Romero added one for the Lady Bulldogs.

Last week’s loss to Saint Andrews snapped a seven-game winning streak for the JV Lady Bulldogs, who are now 3-2 in 7-3A district play and 10-3 overall on the season.

FC’s only other district loss came on Aug. 15 against Wesson where the Lady Dawgs won the first set, 25-8, but fell in the second and third sets, 17-25 and 15-17, respectively.

Franklin County’s JV team has previously beaten district opponents Port Gibson, Crystal Springs and Hazlehurst.

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UPCOMING GAMES

Remaining district games on the schedule included the rubber match against Saint Andrews on Tuesday, Sept. 13 in Meadville; home contests against Crystal Springs on Thursday, Sept. 15; road affairs to battle Port Gibson on Tuesday, Sept. 20; and back-to-back home games against Wesson on Monday, Sept. 26 and Hazlehurst on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

Results from Tuesday’s games against Saint Andrews were not available at press time, but will be recapped in the next edition of The Franklin Advocate.

The upcoming Hazlehurst games will also be senior night in which FC’s upperclassmen will be honored for their tenure with the program.

Remaining non-district contests on the season slate include a trip to Warren Central on Saturday, Sept. 24 for a round-robin tournament; back-to-back road games at Tylertown on Thursday, Sept. 29 and at Warren Central on Tuesday, Oct. 4; and a regular-season home closeout against Tylertown on Thursday, Oct. 6.