It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Francis Parker had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Saugus Centurions 3-2.
Francis Parker was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 21-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Despite the loss, Saugus still got an impressive performance from Gabriella Cascione, who had 29 digs. Cascione has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Francis Parker is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season. As for Saugus, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins and brought them to 40-3.
Francis Parker is taking a road trip to take on Palos Verdes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Saugus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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