It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Salem can now relate to. They fell just short of the Jesuit Crusaders by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Saxons have struggled against the Crusaders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
South Salem took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 21-25, 27-29, 25-18, 15-9.
Briella Mathis paced South Salem's offense, picking up 22 kills. Mathis got some help from Kamree Orizotti and her 47 assists. Mathis also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Leah Ioane, each putting up two.
South Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 31-8-1. As for Jesuit, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 26-4.
South Salem has already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Sheldon on the 8th. As for Jesuit, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Sprague on the 8th.
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