National Trail was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the Newton Local Indians, falling 3-0. If the Blazers were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Indians when the teams met back in October of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
National Trail was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-10, 25-13.
Eva Swartsell paced National Trail's offense, picking up four kills. Swartsell got some help from Kylie Schul and her ten assists. Swartsell and Schul didn't slow down when it came to serving: they led the team with two apiece.
Mya Denlinger had an outrageously good game for Newton Local as she had 14 digs and three aces. The dominant performance also gave Denlinger a new career-high in assists (three).
National Trail's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Newton Local, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. National Trail will face off against Franklin Monroe at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. After both having extra time off, Newton Local and Yellow Springs will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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