West Salem is 1-9 against South Salem since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Salem Titans will head out to face off against the South Salem Saxons at 6:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
South Salem is hoping to do what McNary couldn't on Thursday: put an end to West Salem's winning streak, which now stands at four games. West Salem put the hurt on McNary with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While West Salem won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-8, 27-25.
West Salem's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jaynie Jespersen, who had 16 digs, and Bella Slattum, who had four digs and 12 assists.
Meanwhile, it was a classic North v. South duel when South Salem took on North Salem on Wednesday. South Salem blew past North Salem 3-0.
South Salem walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Madison Farnes, who had four digs and 17 assists.
South Salem was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 17 games.
West Salem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6-3 record this season. As for South Salem, they pushed their record up to 20-8-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: West Salem has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.5 aces per game. However, it's not like South Salem struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Salem might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from South Salem in their previous meeting back in September. Can West Salem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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