Southlake Carroll is 9-0 against Trinity since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Southlake Carroll Dragons will be playing at home against the Trinity Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Southlake Carroll is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Byron Nelson, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Southlake Carroll was ranked 21st). Southlake Carroll fell 3-1 to Byron Nelson on Tuesday. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southlake Carroll started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-17, 25-10, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Trinity came up short against Keller Central on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Trojans have struggled against the Chargers recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Trinity was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Keller Central work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 28-26.
Southlake Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Trinity, their loss dropped their record down to 13-21.
Southlake Carroll took their win against Trinity when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Southlake Carroll repeat their success, or does Trinity have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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