West Johnston had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Smithfield-Selma Spartans. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
One reason for the win was West Johnston's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-22, 25-18.
Paige Brown was the offensive standout of the game as she had 11 digs.
Smithfield-Selma lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Rose Eklund, who had 20 kills. Eklund is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had nine or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dezirey Clark, who had three kills and 17 assists.
West Johnston's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Smithfield-Selma, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
West Johnston has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against C.B. Aycock on the 3rd. As for Smithfield-Selma, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Southern Wayne on the 3rd.
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