If Monarch was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Miramar on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Knights came up short against the Western Wildcats on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Knights were not able to make up for their defeat to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Monarch was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-17, 25-23.
Leading Western to victory were Ian Bristol and Jayson Ruiz. Bristol had 21 digs, while Ruiz had 11 digs. That's the most digs Bristol has posted since April 1st.
Monarch's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Western, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Monarch and West Boca Raton will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Western does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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