South Salem waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Maricopa Rams , sneaking past 2-1.
South Salem had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-16, 15-12.
Leading South Salem to victory were Avery Axmaker and Leah Ioane. Axmaker had 18 digs and two aces, while Ioane had nine digs.
South Salem's victory bumped their record up to 14-5-1. As for Maricopa, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11.
South Salem wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Verrado on the 5th. Maricopa has also already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Desert Mountain on the 5th.
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