Volleyball Preview: South Salem Saxons vs. Sprague Olympians
After both having extra time off, the South Salem Saxons and the Sprague Olympians will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. South Salem is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
South Salem is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 30th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on McNary with a sharp 3-0 win.
South Salem was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-16, 25-19.
South Salem's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Avery Axmaker, who had 12 digs and two aces. Another player making a difference was Briella Mathis, who hit 78.9% for 16 killsten digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: South Salem was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Sprague earned a 3-1 win over West Salem on Tuesday.
Sprague was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22.
South Salem has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season. As for Sprague, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
South Salem was able to grind out a solid win over Sprague in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Will South Salem repeat their success, or does Sprague have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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