Volleyball Preview: A Rolling Monarch Meets a Wounded River Valley

After both having extra time off, the Monarch Royals and River Valley Leopards will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. River Valley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Monarch, who comes in off a win.

Monarch got their first taste of in-conference action on Thursday and they started things off strong. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Bayfront Charter. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Royals.

Monarch had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-14.

Meanwhile, River Valley came up short against Bonsall on Thursday and fell 3-1.

Monarch's win brought them up to 3-4. As for River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.