Volleyball Recap: South Bend Career Academy Comes Up Short

South Bend Career Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against the Triton Trojans, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trailblazers of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2024.

The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-19, 25-11.

Zion Taylor paced South Bend Career Academy's offense, picking up seven kills. Taylor got some help from Olivia Cooper and her nine assists. Taylor was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.

Clara Doll was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had three digs, two aces, and one block. What's more, she racked up 24 assists, the most she's had over her last eight matches.

South Bend Career Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Triton, they pushed their record up to 18-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.

South Bend Career Academy and Triton could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. The Trailblazers will face off against Glenn at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (416 vs. 95). Meanwhile, Triton (ranked 220th) will meet Plymouth (ranked 92nd) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.