North Salem is 2-8 against West Salem since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The North Salem Vikings will be staying on the road to face off against the West Salem Titans at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row dating back to last season, North Salem finally turned things around against Roosevelt on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Roughriders.
Meanwhile, West Salem came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Guardians by a score of 2-0.
While West Salem won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-22.
Among those leading the charge was Bella Slattum, who had four digs and two aces.
North Salem's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for West Salem, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-2 record this season.
North Salem might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from West Salem in their previous matchup on September 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Slattum, who had 13 aces and three digs. Now that North Salem knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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