Salem came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Kellam Knights. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
While Salem was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Kellam's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-11, 25-18.
Leading Kellam to victory were Giulia Alison and Emmie Irving. Alison had 18 digs and four aces, while Irving had 18 assists and three aces. Alison has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Salem has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season. As for Kellam, their win was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
As of now, neither Salem nor the Knights have any future games scheduled.
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