Jenna MacFarlane blasted 40 kills and had 22 digs in five matches for San Marcos at the San Luis Obispo Tournament over the weekend.
The Royals went 3-2 over the two days of matches. They opened with a loss against a tough Buchanan team from Fresno (25-17, 25-19) and bounced back with a win over Sunnyside High (25-12, 25-17). Sierra Palladino had six kills in the win.
On Saturday, San Marcos defeated Oak Park (27-25, 25-22) and West Ranch (25-16, 25-19) and fell to Mission Prep in three sets (25-22, 11-25, 17-15).
Co-coach Tina Brown lauded the play of Kelsey Warren who had 5 aces and 15 digs. Leila Parker put 18 kills and 5 blocks.
MacFarlane and Addy Colburn provided leadership and strong play. Colburn posted 40 assists, 15 kills and 11 digs.
“It was a good tournament for the Royals as we head into the opening week of what appears to be a very competitive league,” said Brown.
San Marcos opens Channel League on Tuesday against Dos Pueblos.
— Noozhawk sports editor Barry Punzal can be reached at bpunzal@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk Sports on Twitter: @NoozhawkSports. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.