Volleyball Preview: South Johnston Trojans vs. West Johnston Wildcats
South Johnston and West Johnston are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. The South Johnston Trojans will venture away from home to take on the West Johnston Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Johnston comes in on nine and West Johnston on three.
Last Thursday, South Johnston got the win against East Wake by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: South Johnston took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-12, 25-16.
South Johnston can attribute much of their success to Logan Collins, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Skylar West, who had five digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, West Johnston didn't have done well against Hunt recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Everything went West Johnston's way against Hunt as West Johnston made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-18, 26-24.
West Johnston can attribute much of their success to Reagan Sutton, who had 12 digs.
South Johnston's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for West Johnston, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: South Johnston has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like West Johnston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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