After both having extra time off, the Carrollwood Day Patriots and the Trinity Catholic Celtics will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Carrollwood Day finally turned things around against Academy of the Holy Names on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Jaguars.
Carrollwood Day had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-20, 25-9, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Trinity Catholic waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Knights.
Trinity Catholic was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-21, 25-10.
Trinity Catholic found their leader in underclassman Lyla Huggins, who had 11 digs and two aces. Huggins is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Carrollwood Day's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-6. As for Trinity Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Carrollwood Day beat Trinity Catholic 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Carrollwood Day have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trinity Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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