Oak Creek extended their postseason success on Saturday against Franklin. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Franklin Sabers. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 win the Sabers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Oak Creek had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-13, 25-13, 25-16.
Leading Oak Creek to victory were Callie Panasuk and Claire Mank. Panasuk had 34 digs, while Mank had six digs and five aces. Panasuk is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last three games she's played.
Oak Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
Oak Creek has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-16 record this season. As for Franklin, they moved to 30-10 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Oak Creek is on the road again on Thursday to play Hamilton. Hamilton will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Oak Creek surely won't give up without a fight. Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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