Trojans
| 09/16/25 vs West Johnston | 2-3 |
| 09/11/25 vs Triton | 3-2 |
| 09/09/25 @ Western Harnett | 3-1 |
| 09/08/25 vs Princeton | 3-1 |
| 09/04/25 vs Lee County | 3-0 |
After a string of four wins, South Johnston's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the West Johnston Wildcats by a score of 3-2. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.
South Johnston took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-15, 25-27, 25-17, 15-8.
Despite the loss, South Johnston saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lily Johnson had eight digs and two aces. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last three games she's played.
South Johnston now has a losing record of 6-7. As for West Johnston, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-5.
South Johnston and West Johnston could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. South Johnston (ranked 221st) will meet Harnett Central (ranked 32nd) at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, West Johnston will challenge Union Pines at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (170 vs. 29).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
