Georgia High School Volleyball - Monroe Area tips Walnut Grove
August 29, 2023: Walnut Grove, GA 30052 The crowd at Tuesday's non-league bout between the Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes (Monroe, GA) and the host Walnut Grove Warriors (Walnut Grove, GA), saw Monroe Area's volleyball squad nip Walnut Grove by a tally of 2-1.
With the win, Monroe Area upgrades its record to 11-7 on the year. The Purple Hurricanes travel to Heritage (Conyers, GA) to play the Patriots in a non-league bout on Thursday, August 31. The Patriots go into the bout with a record of 3-5.
The Warriors now own a 11-7 record. They play next when they host Eastside for a non-league bout on Thursday, August 31. Walnut Grove will play a Eagles squad coming off a 2-0 non-league loss to Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (McDonough, GA). The Eagles record now stands at 9-8.
Match Summary
Great team effort to pull off the win after being up then down in the third set. Solid play by Ashley Phiel; 17 serves 5 aces, 9 digs, 18 attacks with 5 kills. Marley Connell added 13 serves, 10 digs and 4 kills. Setter Kara Benson had 18 assist, 8 digs and 3 kills. LL Pannell had 11 serves (3 aces), 9 digs, 12 receptions and 2 kills. Honesty Arnold had 6.5 monster blocks, 10 receptions, and 8 digs. Ashlyn Cranford added 11 swings with 4 kills.