South Salem has gone 9-1 against West Salem recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The South Salem Saxons will host the West Salem Titans at 6:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
It was a classic North v. South duel when South Salem challenged North Salem on Wednesday. South Salem was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over North Salem.
South Salem was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Madison Farnes, who had four digs and 17 assists.
South Salem was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 17 matchups.
Meanwhile, West Salem waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Celtics as they made off with a 3-0 win.
While West Salem won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-8, 27-25.
Jaynie Jespersen and Bella Slattum were among the main playmakers for West Salem as the former had 16 digs and the latter had four digs and 12 assists.
South Salem's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-8-1. As for West Salem, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: South Salem has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like West Salem struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went South Salem's way against West Salem in their previous meeting back in September, as South Salem made off with a 3-0 win. Does South Salem have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Salem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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