Trinity Christian has gone 8-2 against Notre Dame recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Warriors will challenge the Fighting Irish at 5:30 p.m.
Trinity Christian heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Magnolia. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
While Trinity Christian had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21.
Lainey Jackson
| 10/28/25 @ Magnolia | 2 |
| 10/22/25 @ Clay-Battelle | 3 |
| 10/22/25 @ Valley | 4 |
| 10/09/25 @ Notre Dame | 3 |
| 10/09/25 @ Tygarts Valley | 3 |
| + 9 more games |
Trinity Christian might have lost, but man, Lainey Jackson was a machine: she had 24 digs and two aces. Jackson has been hot for a while, having posted two or more aces the last 14 times she's played.
Cameron came into Thursday's matchup looking for another win against Notre Dame, but Piper Fryer wouldn't allow it. The Fighting Irish had just enough and edged out the Dragons 3-2 with plenty of help from Fryer, who had 42 digs, 13 kills, and eight aces. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 12.2 assists per game.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (111-109) Notre Dame actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-20, 28-26, 16-25, 25-27, 15-13.
Trinity Christian better focus on containing Sophie Gum and Brayleigh Scheuvront as the pair were huge in Notre Dame's win. Gum had 29 digs, 13 kills, three blocks, and three aces, while Scheuvront had 27 digs, 13 kills, and four aces. That's the most kills Gum has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Izzy Fittro, who had 14 digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Notre Dame was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive matches.
Trinity Christian's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Notre Dame, their record now sits at 10-21.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Trinity Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Notre Dame struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Trinity Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Notre Dame in their previous matchup back in October, winning 2-0. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Fighting Irish have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
