It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but South Salem had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Sunset Apollos out 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Saxons sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was South Salem who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-9.
Avery Axmaker had a dynamite game for South Salem, getting 21 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Axmaker has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Ioane, who had 13 digs and two aces.
South Salem was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
South Salem is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-10-1 record this season. As for Sunset, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-12.
South Salem didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Barlow on the 2nd. Sunset does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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