Johnston won the last time they faced Des Moines East, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Johnston Dragons came out on top against the Des Moines East Scarlets by a score of 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Johnston took both sets by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-11.
Johnston can attribute much of their success to Claire Holub, who had four aces. The dominant performance gave Holub a new career-high in aces.
Johnston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.8 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 4.2.
Johnston's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Des Moines East, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season.
Johnston has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Southeast Polk on the 5th. As for Des Moines East, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Roosevelt at 4:45 p.m.
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