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The Franklin County Rebelettes beat the Shelbyville Central Golden Eaglettes in straight sets at home Thursday for their second win of the season.

The Rebelettes picked up a close victory in the opening set and then convincingly won in the next two frames to get their first district win of the year.

The Golden Eaglettes took a 15-9 lead to start the opening set before a run of six straight points by the Rebelettes tied the score at 15-15.

The teams traded points back and forth the rest of the way with the Rebelettes scoring the last two points of the set for a 25-23 victory to begin the match.

The Rebelettes never trailed in the second set and ended the game on a 13-5 run for a decisive 25-14 win to give themselves an overall 2-0 lead.

A run of nine straight points early in the third set put the Rebelettes up 10-5 in the frame as they tried to clinch the victory.

The Golden Eaglettes chipped the lead down to 17-16 later in the set, but the Rebelettes then scored eight straight points for a 25-16 win in the frame to secure the sweep.

With the win, the Rebelettes improved to 2-4 on the season and 1-3 in district play.

They will next play Tuesday at Spring Hill High School. First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.