South Johnston is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while West Johnston is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The South Johnston Trojans will host the West Johnston Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South Johnston and East Wake met for a duel on Tuesday where South Johnston prevailed. South Johnston blew past East Wake 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: South Johnston took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Logan Collins, who had 14 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, West Johnston hadn't done well against Hunt recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. West Johnston was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Hunt.
West Johnston never let Hunt on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-22, 25-21.
West Johnston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 18 consecutive games.
South Johnston's victory bumped their record up to 16-5. As for West Johnston, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: South Johnston has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.8 aces per game. However, it's not like West Johnston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Johnston came up short against West Johnston when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Will South Johnston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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