The North Medford Black Tornado will take on the South Salem Saxons in a tournament on Saturday.
It was a classic North v. South duel when North Medford challenged South Medford on Thursday. The Black Tornado fell 3-1 to the Panthers. The Black Tornado have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, South Salem made easy work of North Salem on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The Saxons haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: South Salem took every set by at least 17 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-8, 25-5.
North Medford better focus on containing Ellenia Setzer and Madison Farnes as the pair were huge in South Salem's win. Setzer had seven aces and three digs, while Farnes had 25 assists. Those seven aces gave Setzer a new career-high.
South Salem was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
South Salem's record now sits at 21-7. As for North Medford, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
North Medford came up short against South Salem when the teams last played back in August, falling 2-0. Can the Black Tornado avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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