South Salem is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Bishop Gorman. The Saxons took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gaels. The Saxons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Briella Mathis paced South Salem's offense, picking up ten kills. Mathis got some help from Kamree Orizotti and her 24 assists. Leah Ioane controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Chloe Lopez was a one-woman wrecking crew For Bishop Gorman. as she had 11 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Lopez has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Sienna Gostanian, who had five digs and three aces.
South Salem's loss dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Bishop Gorman, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
South Salem didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Horizon on the 26th. As for Bishop Gorman, they have also already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Centennial on the 26th.
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