Salem won the last time they faced Roxana, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Salem Wildcats skirted past the Roxana Shells 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Salem got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-22.
Salem had a senior duo take command as Natalie Lee had 27 digs and Makayla Braddy had eight digs and 15 assists. Those 27 digs set a new season-high mark for Lee. The team also got some help courtesy of Kale Benjamin, who had ten digs.
Salem is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Roxana, their loss dropped their record down to 16-16-2.
Salem has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Casey-Westfield on the 26th. As for Roxana, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 defeat against Althoff Catholic on the 28th.
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