Volleyball Preview: Warner Monarchs vs. Tea Titans
The Warner Monarchs are on the road again on Saturday to play the Tea Titans at 9:15 a.m. Tea took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Warner, who comes in off a win.
Warner is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Groton, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Warner was ranked ninth). Warner walked away with a 3-1 win over Groton on Tuesday.
Warner had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-12.
Warner had a senior duo take command as Jordyn Jensen had 32 digs and Libby Scepaniak had ten digs and 28 assists. Those 32 digs set a new season-high mark for Jensen.
Meanwhile, Tea was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Watertown.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-9, 25-11.
Warner pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Tea, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Warner was able to grind out a solid win over Tea in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. Will Warner repeat their success, or does Tea have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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