Volleyball Preview: Warner Monarchs vs. Redfield Pheasants
Warner is 7-0 against Redfield since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Warner Monarchs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Redfield Pheasants at 7:15 p.m. Warner will be strutting in after a win while Redfield will be coming in after a defeat.
Warner is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Hitchcock-Tulare, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Warner was ranked 12th). Warner came out on top in a nail-biter against Hitchcock-Tulare on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.
Warner was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 18-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-4.
Jordyn Jensen was a one-man wrecking crew for Warner as she had 19 digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Haleigh Holt, who had nine digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Warner was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Redfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Clark/Willow Lake, falling 3-0.
While Redfield was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Clark/Willow Lake's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-19.
Warner's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4. As for Redfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Warner took their win against Redfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Warner repeat their success, or does Redfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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