East Wake hasn't had much luck against South Johnston recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The East Wake Warriors will host the South Johnston Trojans at 5:00 p.m.
East Wake is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Fike, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-21, 25-21.
Meanwhile, South Johnston came tearing into Tuesday's match with seven straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Warriors 3-2.
South Johnston took Hunt into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-16, 19-25, 25-12, 15-11.
East Wake's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for South Johnston, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
East Wake might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from South Johnston in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can East Wake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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