After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Randleman, Trinity was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Eastern Randolph Wildcats as the Trinity Bulldogs made off with a 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Trinity was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the second set to get the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 27-25, 25-12.
Trinity found their leader in underclassman Avalynn Johnson, who had two aces and 32 assists. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 40 games she's played dating back to last season.
Trinity couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.9% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 36.9%.
Trinity's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Eastern Randolph, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.
Trinity will be playing at home against Wheatmore at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Trinity is facing Wheatmore at the right time seeing as Wheatmore is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Eastern Randolph, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Graham at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastern Randolph will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: Graham will have lost 12 straight heading into Wednesday's match.
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