Bermuda’s Micah Franklin took to the court for his Second Round Qualifier at the Professional Squash Association, PSA, $10,000 Saskatoon International Movember Boast International Squash Event.
The Boast is taking place in Saskatchewan, Canada inside the YMCA Saskatoon Club. the event.
Franklin in his Second Round Qualifying match took on Miled Zarazua from Mexico going down 3 - 1 in 53 minutes.
The crowd was transfixed as the speedy Mexican built a lead in the first with Franklin finding the tin with some errant drops. 9-6 up Zarazua rolled his right ankle and was struggling to walk off the discomfort. He dropped three straight points and from 9 all it was looking like he would struggle to complete the match. He wouldn't be denied with some amazing counter drops that led him to steal the first 12 - 10.
Franklin received some good advice for the second and started very strongly and held his focus for the entire second game to level the match at 1 - 1 winning 11 - 7.
Zarazua came out all guns blazing in the third and was firing the ball in for winners at every opportunity. He built and held a sizable lead and frustrated the Bermudian throughout the third winning 11 - 4.
The fourth remained close for the first few points but Franklin's focus was wearing and he began to give up some cheap errors at the end of grueling rallies. His frustration was evident by the end after letting the much lower ranked opponent best him this night falling 11 - 6.
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