Kirksville had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Trenton on Thursday. The Tigers blew past the Bulldogs 3-0. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won three contests in a row.
While Kirksville won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-13, 25-20.

Chloe Schwend
09/18/25 @ Trenton | 8 |
09/16/25 vs Fulton | 4 |
09/04/25 vs Mexico | 3 |
08/30/25 vs Montgomery County | 2 |
09/02/25 @ Marshall | 1 |
Chloe Schwend went supernova, getting eight aces and three digs. Those eight aces gave her a new career-high.
They weren't the only good server: Kirksville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. They are a perfect 4-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Despite the loss, Trenton had strong showings from Kambrea Brown, who had nine digs and two assists, and Sarai Birkhead, who had ten assists and eight digs.
Kirksville's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Trenton, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Kirksville has already played their next matchup (against Mexico), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Trenton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Mid-Buchanan on the 20th.
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