Southern Wayne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Smithfield-Selma Spartans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Saints of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-16, 23-25, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Southern Wayne had strong showings from Mylee Wiggs, who had 17 digs, eight kills, and two aces, and Taylor Lee, who had nine digs and 19 assists. Lee has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more assists the last eight times she's played.
Even though they lost, Southern Wayne kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least 11 blocks in three consecutive contests.
Rose Eklund continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Smithfield-Selma, getting 23 kills and three aces. That's the most aces Eklund has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Dezirey Clark, who had four aces, a kill, and 14 assists.
Southern Wayne's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Smithfield-Selma, their victory bumped their record up to 5-13.
Southern Wayne wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Goldsboro on the 7th. As for Smithfield-Selma, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against C.B. Aycock on the 8th.
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