St. Clair is 8-2 against Salem since September of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Bulldogs will welcome the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. St. Clair is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
St. Clair will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Hermann, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Bearcats on Thursday. Surprisingly, this marked the Bulldogs' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
St. Clair didn't let Hermann take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-23, 27-25, 25-22.
Lianah McDonald
| 09/25/25 @ Hermann | 18 |
| 09/08/25 vs Hillsboro | 14 |
| 09/20/25 @ Camdenton | 12 |
| 09/23/25 vs Owensville | 11 |
| 09/13/25 vs Madison | 10 |
St. Clair's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lianah McDonald, who had 18 digs. Those 18 digs gave McDonald a new career-high. Kaylee Martin also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Tuesday. Salem took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Houston. Salem has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
While Salem ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 20-25, 25-18.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 1-10-1. As for St. Clair, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11-1.
Everything went St. Clair's way against Salem when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as St. Clair made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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