Volleyball Recap: Rose Eklund's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Smithfield-Selma over West Johnston

By Team Reports Oct 11, 2024, 8:05am

Volleyball Recap: Smithfield-Selma Spartans vs. West Johnston Wildcats

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Smithfield-Selma lost against West Johnston back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Smithfield-Selma Spartans came up short against the West Johnston Wildcats, falling 3-0.

Smithfield-Selma was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made West Johnston work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-22, 25-18.

Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Rose Eklund, who had 20 kills. Eklund is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had nine or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dezirey Clark, who had three kills and 17 assists.

Paige Brown was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 11 digs.

Smithfield-Selma dropped their record down to 4-13 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for West Johnston, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-5.

Smithfield-Selma has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Southern Wayne on the 3rd. As for West Johnston, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against C.B. Aycock on the 3rd.

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