On Monday, Trumbull faced Ludlowe in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Trumbull Eagles had just enough and edged the Ludlowe Falcons out 3-2. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Falcons, too.
Trumbull was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (99-96), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 15-25, 25-19, 15-10.
Leading Trumbull to victory were Bailey Wright and Alexa Palo. Wright had five digs and 17 assists, while Palo had six aces.
They weren't the only good server: Trumbull was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Ludlowe still got an impressive performance from Franny Czapla, who had 12 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Czapla has posted in her last nine games.
Trumbull pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Ludlowe, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Trumbull will welcome Westhill at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Ludlowe, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Bridgeport Central at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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