West Salem has been on the road for 12 straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will challenge the Arcadia Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, West Salem was able to grind out a solid win over Westby, taking the game 3-1.
West Salem had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-14, 25-14.
Izzie Clements was a one-man wrecking crew for West Salem as she had five digs and 29 assists.
West Salem was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Arcadia entered their tilt with Westby last Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Norsemen.
Arcadia was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 16-25, 24-26, 25-23, 15-3.
Justine Sonsalla had an outrageously good game as she had 20 digs.
West Salem is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7 record this season. As for Arcadia, they pushed their record up to 12-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went West Salem's way against Arcadia in their previous matchup back in September, as West Salem made off with a 3-0 victory. Will West Salem repeat their success, or does Arcadia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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