Orchard Park rallies past St. Francis in five sets

Overview

• Orchard Park defeated St. Francis 18-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-18, 15-7 on Thursday.
• After falling behind 2-1, Orchard Park won the fourth set to force a fifth and outscored St. Francis 15-7 in the deciding set.
• Orchard Park improved to 4-3 overall and stood tied for seventh in Division 1 with a 0-3 division record.

Orchard Park rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat St. Francis 3-2 in boys volleyball Thursday, Oct. 1, at St. Francis High School.

The 18-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-18, 15-7 victory lifted Orchard Park to 4-3 overall.

St. Francis took the opening set 25-18 before Orchard Park answered with a 25-20 win in the second. St. Francis regained the match lead with a 25-23 third-set victory, leaving Orchard Park needing to win the final two sets.

Orchard Park did just that. A 25-18 fourth-set win brought the match even at two sets apiece, and Orchard Park closed out the comeback with a 15-7 fifth set.

Orchard Park's division record remained 0-3, and the team stood tied for seventh in the Division 1 standings through Oct. 1.

Division 1 standings