South Johnston is 1-7 against Hunt since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The South Johnston Trojans and the Hunt Warriors are set to duel. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Johnston took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Southern Wayne.
South Johnston walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 20-25, 25-13.
South Johnston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern Wayne only served three.
Meanwhile, Hunt had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 3-0 win.
While Hunt might've won, it sure wasn't easy: East Wake scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16, 25-16.
South Johnston pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hunt, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
South Johnston came out on top in a nail-biter against Hunt when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Johnston since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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