South Johnston waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They had just enough and edged the Hunt Warriors out 3-2. This was payback for the Trojans, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
South Johnston took Hunt into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-16, 19-25, 25-12, 15-11.
Despite the loss, Hunt still got an impressive performance from Greta Speight, who had nine digs and 11 assists. Speight is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
South Johnston pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hunt, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-6 record.
South Johnston will take on East Wake at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Johnston is facing East Wake at the right time seeing as East Wake is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Hunt, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against West Johnston at 5:00 p.m.
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