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The Franklin County Rebelettes lost to the Columbia Central Lady Lions in straight sets on the road Tuesday for their 17^th loss of the season.

The Rebelettes were held to less than 20 points in each set as they took a decisive loss in the district contest.

The Rebelettes had a run of six straight points midway through the opening set to take an 18-17 lead, but the Lady Lions proceeded to answer back with eight consecutive points to take a 25-18 win in the frame.

The Lady Lions continued their run by scoring the first six points of the second set to immediately put the Rebelettes in a decent hole.

The deficit continued to grow as the set went on with the Rebelettes taking a 25-13 defeat in the frame to fall behind by a 2-0 margin on the overall scoreboard.

The Lady Lions opened the third set with a 12-2 run, and the Rebelettes weren’t able to make up any ground the rest of the way as a 25-12 loss for the frame sealed the sweep.

With the loss, the Rebelettes moved to 5-17 on the season and 3-10 in district play.

They will next play Wednesday at home against Grundy County High School. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.