It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Salem can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nelson on Saturday. The Saxons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Salem started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-19, 25-12, 25-22.
Despite the loss, South Salem saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Leah Ioane had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Ioane has posted in her last 14 matchups.
South Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 29-12-1. As for Nelson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
As of now, neither South Salem nor Nelson have any future games scheduled.
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