It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Franklin Road Academy can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Friendship Christian Commanders on Monday. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Commanders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2020.
The 3-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by two points or less. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 26-24, 25-23, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Franklin Road Academy still got an impressive performance from Savannah Sullivan, who had 30 digs. Sullivan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Emma Guess went supernova for Friendship Christian, getting 23 digs.
Franklin Road Academy's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Friendship Christian, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-5.
Franklin Road Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Friendship Christian has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Battle Ground Academy on the 8th.
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