The Polytechnic Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Saugus Centurions at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Polytechnic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They won by a set and slipped past Santa Monica 3-2.
Polytechnic wouldn't go down easily and took Santa Monica into a fifth set where they got it done with a ten-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 27-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Saugus had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Seawolves as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 26-24, 28-26, 25-13.
Polytechnic better focus on containing Emily Tran and Bailey Posey as the pair were huge in Saugus' win. Tran had nine digs and four aces, while Posey had 18 assists and three digs. That's the most assists Posey has posted since back in September.
Saugus was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matches.
Polytechnic's record now sits at 17-5. As for Saugus, their record is now 31-7.
Polytechnic suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Saugus in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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