Bunker entered their tilt with Salem on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Salem Tigers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Bunker who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-27, 25-13, 19-25, 15-9.
Bunker was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Bunker's victory bumped their record up to 12-6-3. As for Salem, they dropped their record down to 4-14-2 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bunker will venture away from home to challenge South Iron at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bunker is facing South Iron at the right time seeing as South Iron is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Salem, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withLicking at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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