If King Philip Regional was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Mansfield on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Warriors fell just short of the Franklin Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Warriors have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
King Philip Regional took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-17, 15-8.
Cece Mullen
| 09/05/25 @ Franklin | 17 |
| 09/03/25 vs Mansfield | 16 |
| 11/01/24 vs Chelmsford | 13 |
| 10/23/24 vs Attleboro | 13 |
Despite the loss, King Philip Regional still got an impressive performance from Cece Mullen, who had ten digs and two aces. Mullen has been hot recently, having also posted 13 or more assists the last four times she's played. Caleigh Shore was another key player, getting 21 digs.
Franklin was led to victory by Emma Cunningham and Olivia Caruso. Cunningham had 17 digs and three aces, while Caruso had 11 assists and eight digs. Those eight digs gave Caruso a new career-high.
King Philip Regional's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Franklin, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
King Philip Regional didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Medfield on the 8th. Franklin has also already played their next game (against Lincoln-Sudbury), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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