Panthers
| 09/04/25 @ North Pitt | 3-1 |
| 08/28/25 vs Eastern Wayne | 3-0 |
| 08/26/25 @ Beddingfield | 3-0 |
| 08/21/25 vs Beddingfield | 3-0 |
North Johnston waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 win over North Pitt. For North Johnston, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 victory North Pitt walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2021.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-14, 18-25, 25-9.
North Johnston's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kathryn Pitts, who had 29 digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Strickland, who had 13 aces and nine kills.
They weren't the only good server: North Johnston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Pitt only served four aces.
North Johnston's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for North Pitt, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. North Johnston will challenge rival Washington at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, North Pitt is set to square off against their familiar foe North Lenoir at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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