It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Saugus can now relate to. They fell just short of the Francis Parker Lancers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Centurions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Saugus took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-20, 21-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Leila Ballard paced Saugus' offense, picking up 28 kills. Ballard got some help from
Morgan Guardado and her 46 assists. Guardado was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Saugus' loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins and brought them to 40-3. As for Francis Parker, they pushed their record up to 27-7 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Saugus does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Francis Parker, they will face off against Palos Verdes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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