North Carolina High School Volleyball - West Johnston South Johnston
September 19, 2023: Four Oaks, NC 27524
In Tuesday's league battle, the host South Johnston Trojans volleyball team scored a 3-1 triumph over the West Johnston Wildcats.
The Trojans (10-3) will now prepare for their battle against Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield, NC). The Spartans come into the Quad County 3A battle with a 1-11 record.
Next, the Wildcats encounter the Rocky Mount Gryphons (Rocky Mount, NC) in a non-league battle, on Wednesday, September 20. West Johnston will attempt to move on its 7-4 season record. The Gryphons come into the battle with a 0-9 record after their 3-0 league loss to Northern Nash (Rocky Mount, NC).
Match Summary
West Johnston lost a hard fought match tonight against a motivated South Johnston team, who came out with its best punch possible. West survived the initial onslaught and settled in nicely, though South ultimately prevailed in the 1st set 23 - 25, a back & forth nail biter. South came out fast in the 2nd set as well and easily won that frame 19 - 25. A determined Wildcat team easily outpaced the Trojans in the 3rd set 25 - 17, showing a resilience and never give up mindset. South got out to a quick lead in the 4th and had seemingly put away the match with the score 17 - 24; however, the Lady Wildcats would not go away easily and showed real grit, staving off 6 consecutive match points before finally succumbing to the Trojan girls 23 - 25. Tonight's loss puts the West Johnston and South Johnston girls tied atop the conference standings with 1 loss each. Next up is Rocky Mount tomorrow night.
