Phillipsburg waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Thomas More Prep-Marian Monarchs 2-1. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss the Monarchs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Phillipsburg had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-19, 25-19.
Jenna Storz was a one-man wrecking crew for Phillipsburg as she had 29 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Vanderveen, who had three digs.
Phillipsburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Thomas More Prep-Marian, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 13 games and leaves them with a 16-8 record.
Phillipsburg will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Lebo at 9:00 a.m. As for Thomas More Prep-Marian, they will square off against Wichita County at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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