Volleyball Recap: South Salem Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Bend

Saxons

Previous 3 Games

10/18/25 @ Bend	2-0
10/18/25 vs Corvallis	2-0
10/18/25 vs Mountain View	2-0

South Salem faced Bend in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Saxons came out on top against the Lava Bears by a score of 2-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Saxons, who have now won three matches in a row.

South Salem easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-19.

Briella Mathis paced South Salem's offense, picking up nine kills. Mathis got some help from Kamree Orizotti and her 23 assists. Orizotti also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Ellenia Setzer, each putting up three.

South Salem's win bumped their record up to 24-7-1. As for Bend, with the defeat, they broke their seven-match winning streak and moved their record to 17-7.

South Salem wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against South Eugene on the 18th. As for Bend, they will head out to face off against Summit at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.