With a playoff game on the line, Santa Margarita rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They skirted past the Saugus Centurions 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Santa Margarita who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 22-25, 25-13, 25-27, 15-11.
Ireland Real paced Santa Margarita's offense, picking up 27 kills. Real got some help from
Marley Bemus and her 48 assists.
Isabella Simon controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
When it comes to explaining why Saugus lost, don't look at Gabriella Cascione. Despite the final result, she had 18 digs. Cascione has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Santa Margarita's win bumped their record up to 22-13. As for Saugus, they moved to 40-2 with that loss, which also ended their 29-game winning streak.
Santa Margarita has already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Palos Verdes on the 2nd. Saugus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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