It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Salem Hills can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northridge Knights on Thursday. The Skyhawks' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Northridge scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 25-17.
Salem Hills' offense was headlined by
Skye Sampson and
Ella Robbins, who picked up 11 kills apiece. They got some help from
Lilly Leyva and her 16 assists.
Daxlyn Gammell and
Evee Schaerrer kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Salem Hills' loss dropped their record down to 22-8. As for Northridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
Salem Hills has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Timpview on the 8th. As for Northridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Bountiful on the 8th.
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