West Salem waltzed into their contest on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Tigard Tigers 2-1. The Titans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
West Salem had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Leading West Salem to victory were Jaynie Jespersen and Bella Slattum. Jespersen had ten digs, while Slattum had five digs and 11 assists.
West Salem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5-3 record this season. As for Tigard, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
West Salem didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory vs. McNary on the 30th. As for Tigard, their road trip will continue as they head out to face St. Mary's Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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