John Marshall faced Morgantown in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Monarchs took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mohigans. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Mohigans this season, with their most recent loss being a 3-1 defeat last Saturday.
John Marshall was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Morgantown work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 28-26.
Nia Miller paced John Marshall's offense, picking up five kills. Miller got some help from Sarah Hess and her ten assists. Finally, Paislee Babiczuk kept John Marshall's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.

Monarchs
| 10/20/25 @ Morgantown | 0-2 |
| 10/16/25 vs Grafton | 2-0 |
| 10/16/25 @ North Marion | 2-0 |
| 10/14/25 vs Oak Glen | 3-2 |
| 10/11/25 vs Morgantown | 1-3 |
With the defeat, John Marshall broke their three-match winning streak and moved their record to 20-7-3. As for Morgantown, they pushed their record up to 28-4-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
John Marshall has already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Philip Barbour on the 20th. As for Morgantown, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against East Fairmont on the 20th.
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