Trinity Christian extended their winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Lainey Jackson. The Trinity Christian Warriors walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Wednesday thanks in part to Jackson, who had 28 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Trinity Christian 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 23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-20.
Trinity Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Notre Dame's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austyn Paugh, who had 19 digs, 14 kills, and 23 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Besten, who had 25 digs and 14 kills.
Trinity Christian is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-11-1 record this season. As for Notre Dame, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 23-7 record.
Trinity Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Notre Dame, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Clay-Battelle at 6:00 p.m. Notre Dame is facing Clay-Battelle at the right time seeing as Clay-Battelle is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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