The Salem Witches will head out on the road to challenge the Saugus Sachems at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the tenth.
Last Friday, Salem came up short against Pentucket Regional and fell 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 20-25, 25-8, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Saugus lost 3-0 to Swampscott on Thursday. The Sachems haven't had much luck with the Big Blue recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Saugus was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 26-24, 25-21.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Saugus, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Salem came out on top in a nail-biter against Saugus when the teams last played on September 10th, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salem since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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