Salem definitely came in with what I percieved to be an underdog role to Brookville on Tuesday night, but I think you have to give David Turk's squad a ton of credit. They jumped out to leads of 6-0 in Game 3 and 6-2 in Game 4 before the Bees battled back. A game like this may be exactly what Athena Aronson's squad needed headed into the State Final 4. The Bees normally don't see 4 game matches and even more rarely experience 5. The key for Brookville in the state final 4 will be to minimize their mistakes and take advantage of the other team's mistakes.
People need to realize Brookville has lost some good players but they have good players that most people don't know. Corey Toler has improved tremedously over the past couple of years. Alyssa Kidd is an extremely solid setter and like her sister Chelsea keeps teams off balance with her attacks as well as her setting. Anna Pettyjohn is not the flashiest player you'll find but often helps the Bees by gaining key points, whether it be by her serve or hits, at key times. Brittany King flies under the radar but has gotten key digs and key kills when they count. Then, look at what happened on Tuesday, Corey Toler comes out of the game for a few points due to some trouble with her ankle. Lindsay Sharman and Emilee Dunton come in with no drop off whatsoever.
Salem is always going to be Salem: solid, consistent and a team that is not going to kill themselves with bonehead plays. I think most people would think Brookville could be headed for a drop off after this season with the loss of more key hitters, but the Bees have lost talent over the past several seasons and continue to win, so I am not ready to throw dirt on them.
Alvis out
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