Volleyball Game Preview: Bentonville West Wolverines vs. Jonesboro Hurricane

The Bentonville West Wolverines will challenge the Jonesboro Hurricane on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Bentonville West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Bentonville, who was ranked first at the time (Bentonville West was ranked seventh). The Wolverines won by a set and slipped past the Tigers 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wolverines have posted since October 7th.

Jayden Gribble

Assists

10/23/25 @ Bentonville	25
10/21/25 vs Har-Ber	15
10/16/25 @ Southside	19
10/13/25 @ Shiloh Christian	14
10/11/25 @ Conway	8
+ 6 more games

Jayden Gribble was the offensive standout of the match as she had 25 assists and five digs. That's the most assists she has posted over her last 11 contests.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jonesboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Greene County Tech on Thursday as they made off with a 3-0 victory.

The win didn't come easy: Greene County Tech scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-22, 25-19.

Bentonville West better focus on containing Olivia Than and Emilee Than as the pair were huge in Jonesboro's win. Olivia had five digs and two aces, while Emilee had three digs and one assist. That assist marked the first that Emilee has posted this season.

Bentonville West is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Jonesboro, their record is now 16-10-1.

Everything went Bentonville West's way against Jonesboro when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as Bentonville West made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Wolverines repeat their success, or do the Hurricane have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.