Volleyball Preview: Goldsboro Cougars vs. Southern Wayne Saints
Goldsboro is 8-2 against Southern Wayne since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Goldsboro Cougars will head out to take on the Southern Wayne Saints at 5:30 p.m. Goldsboro is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
It was a proper cat-fight when Goldsboro took on North Johnston on Thursday. Goldsboro came out on top against North Johnston by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Southern Wayne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Smithfield-Selma.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 23-25, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Southern Wayne had strong showings from Mylee Wiggs, who had 17 digs, eight kills, and two aces, and Taylor Lee, who had nine digs and 19 assists. Lee has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last seven times she's played.
Even though they lost, Southern Wayne kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least 11 blocks in three consecutive matchups.
Goldsboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Southern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
Goldsboro took their win against Southern Wayne in their previous meeting on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lee, who had 14 digs and a block. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Goldsboro still be able to contain Lee? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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