With a playoff game on the line, Castle rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs by a score of 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Knights also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Castle had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-18.
Castle kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
When it comes to explaining why Franklin Community lost, don't look at Kate Pinnick. Despite the final result, she had 19 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Doty, who had nine digs.
The victory was the 15th in a row for Castle, bringing their record for this year to 31-3. As for Franklin Community, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 27-4 record.
After both having extra time off, Castle and Yorktown will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Castle is looking to tack on another W to their 12-game streak on the road dating back to last season. Franklin Community does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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