On Thursday, Salem Hills faced Bingham in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Salem Hills Skyhawks came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bingham Miners , sneaking past 3-2. For the Skyhawks, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Miners walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2022.
Salem Hills was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-104), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-13.
Defeat or not, Bingham got some senior leadership from Jessica Truong and Lainey Smith. Truong had 15 digs and five aces, while Smith had 16 digs. Those 16 digs set a new season-high mark for Smith.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Salem Hills, bringing their record for this year to 15-6. As for Bingham, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Salem Hills wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Cedar on the 11th. Bingham has also already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Madison on the 10th.
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