After flying high against Miller on Monday, Trimble came back down to earth. The Tomcats fell just short of the Eastern Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Tomcats have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Trimble took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-13, 28-30, 25-20, 15-11.
Rilynn Fouts paced Trimble's offense, picking up 15 kills. Fouts got some help from Abby Henry and her 20 assists. Bailee Bickley controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Eastern found their leader in freshman Emeri Lloyd, who had 20 digs and three aces. Lloyd has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 14 times she's played.
Trimble now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Eastern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-4.
Trimble didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Federal Hocking on the 9th. As for Eastern, they have also already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Southern on the 9th.
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