Southwest Onslow entered their contest against East Duplin on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Stallions lost 3-0 to the Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Stallions of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2024.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-14, 25-12.
Dixie Johnson paced Southwest Onslow's offense, picking up nine kills. Johnson got some help from Liliana Artiga and her eight assists. Johnson was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
East Duplin can attribute much of their success to Sophia Jones, who had 16 kills and three blocks. Those 16 kills gave Jones a new career-high.
Southwest Onslow's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for East Duplin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Southwest Onslow is set to challenge their familiar foe Pender at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, East Duplin will take on rival Heide Trask at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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