There's no place like home for Cleveland, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Smithfield-Selma Spartans on Thursday as they made off with a 3-0 win. The Rams have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Spartans, too.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Cleveland was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-9, 25-11.
Leading Cleveland to victory were Olivia Weaver and Addison Evans. Weaver had 11 aces, while Evans had 21 assists and four aces. With that strong performance, Weaver is now averaging an impressive 2.5 aces per game.
Rams
| 09/11/25 vs Smithfield-Selma | 24 |
| 09/09/25 @ Southeast Raleigh | 9 |
| 09/04/25 vs Garner | 9 |
| 09/03/25 vs J.H. Rose | 3 |
| 09/02/25 vs Fuquay - Varina | 11 |
| + 12 more games |
They weren't the only good server: Cleveland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Cleveland's record now sits at 10-2. As for Smithfield-Selma, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-9.
Cleveland wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Clayton on the 16th. As for Smithfield-Selma, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against South Garner on the 18th.
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