After flying high against Belpre on Monday, Trimble came back down to earth. The Tomcats took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southern Tornadoes on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Tomcats in their meetings with the Tornadoes: they've now lost eight in a row.
While Trimble ultimately came up short, they really made Southern work, particularly in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 22-25, 25-22, 26-24.
Brooklyn Burdette paced Trimble's offense, picking up 20 kills. Burdette got some help from Abby Henry and her 26 assists. Bailee Bickley controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Trimble's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Southern, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Trimble didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Fisher Catholic on the 22nd. Southern has also already played their next game (against Berne Union), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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