Volleyball Preview: Smithfield-Selma Spartans vs. South Johnston Trojans
Smithfield-Selma is 0-10 against South Johnston since December of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Smithfield-Selma Spartans will welcome the South Johnston Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Smithfield-Selma didn't have quite enough to beat C.B. Aycock and fell 3-2.
Smithfield-Selma actually scored more points across those five sets (106-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 18-25, 25-19, 27-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, South Johnston unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to West Johnston.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 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.
Smithfield-Selma's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for South Johnston, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4.
Smithfield-Selma might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from South Johnston in their previous matchup back in August. Will Smithfield-Selma have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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