On Saturday, the South Salem Saxons beat the Lincoln Cardinals 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Saxons.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: South Salem took both sets by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-13.
South Salem found their leader in underclassman Leah Ioane, who had eight digs and three aces.
South Salem couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 48% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was back in August of 2023.
South Salem has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8-1 record this season. As for Lincoln, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
South Salem wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Summit on the 19th. As for Lincoln, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Roosevelt at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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