With a playoff game on the line, Trinity Christian rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish by a score of 3-1. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Fighting Irish, too.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19, 17-25, 25-17.
Trinity Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matches.
Notre Dame's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austyn Paugh, who had 26 digs, 11 kills, and 12 assists. Paugh has been hot , having posted five or more kills the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Fryer, who had 18 digs, four aces, and two kills.
Trinity Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-12-1 record this season. As for Notre Dame, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 24-9.
Trinity Christian has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Madonna on the 30th. Notre Dame does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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