The Salmon Savages will head out to take on the Butte County Pirates on Tuesday. Salmon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with nine straight defeats, while Butte County will come in with eight straight wins.
Salmon came up short against Ririe on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Salmon took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-14, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Butte County posted their closest victory since August 28th on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Mackay. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Butte County had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-8, 15-8.
Salmon's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Butte County, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2.
Salmon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Butte County in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Savages avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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