Volleyball Preview: Triton Trojans vs. South Bend Career Academy Trailblazers
Triton is 3-0 against South Bend Career Academy since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Triton Trojans will face off against the South Bend Career Academy Trailblazers at 7:30 p.m. Triton is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Triton will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Pioneer, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Triton came out on top in a nail-biter against Pioneer on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2.
Triton was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Triton's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Allie Westafer, who had 13 digs, four aces, three kills, and three blocks, and Clara Doll, who had 13 digs, two kills, and a block. That's the most blocks Westafer has posted in her last five matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Sierra Hawley, who had 21 digs.
Triton kept the net locked down and finished the game with 23 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least 15 blocks in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, South Bend Career Academy came up short against Mishawaka HomeSchool W on Monday, falling 3-0. The Trailblazers have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Monday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
While South Bend Career Academy was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-6, 25-13.
South Bend Career Academy's defeat came about despite a quality game from Olivia Cooper, who had five digs and 18 assists.
Triton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for South Bend Career Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Triton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like South Bend Career Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Triton took their win against South Bend Career Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Triton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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