After eight games on the road, Castaic is heading back home. They will welcome the Saugus Centurions at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Castaic is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 3rd on Tuesday. They came up short against Canyon, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-17, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Saugus entered their tilt with Crescenta Valley on Saturday with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They won by a set and slipped past the Falcons 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Saugus who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-27, 15-10.
Saugus can attribute much of their success to Gabriella Cascione, who had 25 digs. With that strong performance, Cascione is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game.
Castaic has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12-2 record this season. As for Saugus, they pushed their record up to 23-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Castaic might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Saugus in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cascione, who had 17 digs and three aces. Now that Castaic knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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