West Johnston and South Johnston are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. The West Johnston Wildcats will face off against the South Johnston Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Johnston is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
West Johnston will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Hunt, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. West Johnston put the hurt on Hunt with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
While West Johnston won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-22, 25-21.
West Johnston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 18 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, South Johnston had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Warriors.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant South Johnston was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.
South Johnston can attribute much of their success to Logan Collins, who had 14 digs. Collins is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
West Johnston is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for South Johnston, their record now sits at 16-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: West Johnston has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.3 aces per game. However, it's not like South Johnston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Johnston was able to grind out a solid win over South Johnston when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Johnston since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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