It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Strasburg-Franklin had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Caldwell Redskins out 3-2. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Redskins, too.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (96-93) Strasburg-Franklin actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-21, 17-25, 11-25, 15-13.
Leading Strasburg-Franklin to victory were Rayelle Watkins and Lyla Wiggs. Watkins had ten digs, while Wiggs had nine digs, a kill, and 45 assists. Wiggs has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more assists the last 29 times she's played.
Caldwell's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Addysyn Leake, who had ten digs, and Lyla Lowe, who had ten digs.
Strasburg-Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Caldwell, they moved to 23-3 with that defeat, which also ended their 11-game winning streak.
Strasburg-Franklin will venture away from home to square off against Fort Loramie at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Loramie will roll in looking for their 25th straight victory, something Strasburg-Franklin surely won't give up without a fight. Caldwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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