After both having extra time off, the Sprague Olympians and the South Salem Saxons will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Sprague was able to grind out a solid win over West Salem, taking the game 3-1.
Sprague walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Meanwhile, South Salem entered their tilt with McNary on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Celtics with a sharp 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Saxons have posted since September 30th.
South Salem was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-16, 25-19.
South Salem got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Avery Axmaker out in front who had 12 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Briella Mathis, who hit 78.9% for 16 killsten digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: South Salem was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Sprague is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for South Salem, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5-1.
Sprague came up short against South Salem when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Sprague avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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