North Carolina High School Volleyball - West Johnston overwhelmed by Cleveland
September 20, 2018: Clayton, NC 27520 The West Johnston Wildcats volleyball team (Benson, NC), went down 3-0 in Thursday's league challenge with the host Cleveland Rams (Clayton, NC)
The Rams (10-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield, NC). The Spartans come into the 3A Greater Neuse 3A challenge with a 0-10 record. In their last challenge, Smithfield-Selma went down by Clayton (Clayton, NC), 3-0, in a league challenge.
Next, the Wildcats encounter the South Johnston Trojans (Four Oaks, NC) in a 3A Greater Neuse 3A challenge, on Monday, September 24. West Johnston will attempt to move on its 12-1 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 6-6 record after their 3-0 league win over East Wake (Wendell, NC).
Match Summary
Cleveland was better than any team that West had faced this year & their speed of play couldn't be matched by West in the 1st two sets. Both teams were coming off of long layoffs due to the hurricane & Cleveland was more ready to play. Still, West had moments of excellence but simply allowed too many long scoring runs by Cleveland. The 3rd set was quite exciting, with West proving that it belonged on the court. West had multiple set points and fought off multiple set & match points as well, only to fall 32-30 in the 3rd. There was some very good play with lots of excellent rallies with some incredible digs on both sides.
No one likes losing to a rival, but playing this kind of team will make West better in the long run. And West will see the Rams again & certainly will hope to play the entire match at a high level.
