South Salem faced Silverton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Saxons were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Foxes. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-1 on April 1st.
South Salem not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Silverton between 20 and 21 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-21, 25-20.
Matheus Borges paced South Salem's offense, picking up 14 kills. Borges got some help from Connor Wolfgram and his 31 assists. Wolfgram was also solid from the service line: he led the team with four aces.
Saxons
| 04/24/25 vs Silverton | 3-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs McNary | 3-0 |
| 04/17/25 @ Sprague | 3-1 |
| 04/15/25 @ South Albany | 3-0 |
The victory was the fourth in a row for South Salem, bringing their record up to 11-1. As for Silverton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
South Salem didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against West Salem on the 29th. Silverton has also already played their next matchup (against Ida B. Wells), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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