Volleyball Recap: South Johnston Trojans vs. West Johnston Wildcats
After a string of nine wins, South Johnston's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the West Johnston Wildcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
The final score came out to 25-16, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18.
Even though they lost, South Johnston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Johnston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alexa Hernandez, who had nine digs.
South Johnston's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4. As for West Johnston, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
South Johnston will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Smithfield-Selma at 5:00 p.m. As for West Johnston, they will host Fike at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Johnston will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
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