The Trinity Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Wheatmore Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Trinity is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering West Davidson just ended the team's four-match winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Dragons by a score of 3-2. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Dragons 25-20 in the first set.
Trinity started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 16-14.
Avalynn Johnson
| 10/07/25 vs West Davidson | 51 |
| 10/02/25 @ Thomasville | 26 |
| 09/30/25 vs Providence Grove | 45 |
| 09/25/25 @ East Davidson | 25 |
| 09/23/25 vs Wheatmore | 38 |
| + 41 more games |
Trinity might have lost, but man, Avalynn Johnson was a machine: she had 51 assists and 19 digs. Johnson has been hot for a while, having posted 14 or more assists the last 46 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Charlee Phillips, who had 18 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Wheatmore came up short against Providence Grove on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost five in a row.
Wheatmore was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Providence Grove work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 14-25, 28-26, 25-12.
Trinity now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Wheatmore, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Trinity took their win against Wheatmore in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
