The West Craven Eagles didn't have quite enough to beat the North Johnston Panthers on Thursday and fell 3-2.
West Craven wouldn't go down easily and took North Johnston into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19, 20-25, 13-25, 15-6.
Sophia Sutton paced West Craven's offense, picking up 16 kills. Sutton got some help from Taylar Jarman and her 20 assists. Sutton also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Danika Hurst, racking up four apiece.
North Johnston had a senior duo take command as Callie Lancaster had 18 digs, 11 kills, and four aces and Kathryn Pitts had 25 digs and 18 assists. Lancaster is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Addison Wilkinson was another key player, getting 19 digs.
West Craven's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-4. As for North Johnston, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-2.
Looking ahead, West Craven will square off against North Lenoir at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Johnston, they have already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against West Johnston on the 15th.
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