Volleyball Preview: Southern Wayne Saints vs. Smithfield-Selma Spartans
Southern Wayne has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Smithfield-Selma Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Southern Wayne came up short against South Johnston and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19, 20-25, 25-13.
Southern Wayne's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mylee Wiggs, who had 14 digs and 13 kills, and Taylor Lee, who had nine digs, three kills, and 27 assists. Lee has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last five times she's played.
Even though they lost, Southern Wayne kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Johnston only had four.
Meanwhile, Smithfield-Selma lost 3-0 to West Johnston on Tuesday.
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.
Southern Wayne dropped their record down to 3-14 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Smithfield-Selma, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
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