West Johnston is 7-0 against Southern Wayne since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The West Johnston Wildcats will face off against the Southern Wayne Saints at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Johnston has five straight victories, Southern Wayne has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, West Johnston made easy work of Fike and carried off a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was West Johnston's feisty defense: they held Fike to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-12.
West Johnston can attribute much of their success to Landis Williams, who had 12 digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Williams now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
West Johnston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Southern Wayne came up short against Rosewood on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-20, 25-17.
West Johnston is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Southern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
West Johnston took their victory against Southern Wayne in their previous meeting back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for West 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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