Whiteland unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Triton Central Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Warriors were not able to make up for their defeat to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
Whiteland actually scored more points across those five sets (103-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-23, 16-25, 19-25, 15-8.
Sophia Dyer paced Whiteland's offense, picking up 13 kills. Dyer got some help from Carrie Ginder and her 23 assists. Finally, Dyer was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high six blocks.
Whiteland has already played their next contest (against Plainfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Triton Central, they will face off against Indianapolis Lutheran at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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