Volleyball Preview: South Salem Saxons vs. Sprague Olympians
After both having extra time off, the South Salem Saxons and the Sprague Olympians will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Salem is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Wednesday, everything went South Salem's way against McNary as South Salem made off with a 3-0 victory.
South Salem was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-21.
Avery Axmaker was the offensive standout of the game as she had 15 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.5 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Sprague sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over West Salem on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Olympians.
Sprague had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 20-25, 25-14, 25-19, 15-11.
South Salem is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Sprague, their record now sits at 11-4.
South Salem came up short against Sprague when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can South Salem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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