On Tuesday, Warner faced Hitchcock-Tulare in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Warner Monarchs narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Hitchcock-Tulare Patriots 3-2. The Monarchs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.
Warner was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 18-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-4.
Jordyn Jensen had a dynamite game for Warner, getting 19 digs and four aces. Another player making a difference was 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's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Hitchcock-Tulare lost, don't look at Cambree Hoekman. Despite the final result, she had 14 digs.
Warner's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. As for Hitchcock-Tulare, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 23-1.
Warner will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Redfield, where the match is scheduled at 7:15 p.m. As for Hitchcock-Tulare, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Miller at 7:45 p.m. Miller will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Hitchcock-Tulare surely won't give up without a fight.
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