Volleyball Preview: Sprague Olympians vs. South Salem Saxons
Sprague has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while South Salem has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Sprague narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past West Salem 3-2.
Sprague had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 20-25, 25-14, 25-19, 15-11.
Meanwhile, everything went South Salem's way against McNary on Wednesday 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.
Sprague is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for South Salem, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Sprague was able to grind out a solid victory over South Salem in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Does Sprague have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Salem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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