Volleyball Recap: Tough Loss for Trimble

After flying high against Belpre on Tuesday, Trimble came back down to earth. The Tomcats lost 3-0 to the Federal Hocking Lancers on Thursday.

The final set scores came out to 25-16, 25-17, 25-12.

Brooklyn Burdette paced Trimble's offense, picking up 10 kills. Burdette got some help from Abby Henry and her 13 assists. Burdette was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.

Trimble has now lost five of their last six games on the road. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-8 record this season. Federal Hocking (18-3) has been on a roll lately: they've now won 10 of their last 11 games.

Trimble and Federal Hocking should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Tomcats (ranked 275th) will meet Manchester (ranked 582nd) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Federal Hocking will have a rank advantage in their match against Peebles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.