After flying high against South Bend Career Academy last Thursday, Triton came back down to earth. The Triton Trojans fell 3-1 to the Plymouth Pilgrims/Rockies on Monday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Pilgrims/Rockies recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Triton started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-17.
Triton's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sierra Hawley, who had 16 digs. Hawley is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. Savannah Hawley was another key player, getting six blocks, four kills, and three digs.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Triton kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least seven blocks in three consecutive games.
Triton's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-9. As for Plymouth, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-14.
Triton has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Caston on the 8th. As for Plymouth, they will welcome Northridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northridge will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Plymouth surely won't give up without a fight.
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