Salem and North Harrison are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withCougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Salem will be strutting in after a win while North Harrison will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Salem finally turned things around against Clarksville on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Generals as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Lions have posted since September 12th.
A big factor in the win was Salem's feisty defense: they held Clarksville to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-13, 25-12.
Meanwhile, North Harrison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Corydon Central.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Corydon Central scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-28, 25-22, 25-17.
Even though they lost, North Harrison was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six matchups.
Salem's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-17. As for North Harrison, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Salem came up short against North Harrison in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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