Salem hasn't had much luck against St. Mary recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Witches will welcome the Spartans at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Salem will bounce into Friday's match after beating Beverly, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Witches blew past the Panthers 3-0 on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Salem was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-15.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Crusaders.
St. Mary's had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-20.
Salem's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for St. Mary's, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 11-8.
Salem couldn't quite get it done against St. Mary's in their previous meeting last Thursday as they fell 3-1. Will the Witches have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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