The Trinity Wolves will take on the Mt. Shasta Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Last Thursday, Trinity didn't have quite enough to beat Etna and fell 3-2. While the Wolves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 25-18 in the first period.
Trinity started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 18-25, 25-14, 25-6, 15-4.
Even though they lost, Trinity was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mt. Shasta came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Cougars 3-0. The matchup marked the Bears' most dominant victory of the season.
Mt. Shasta was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-13, 25-21.
Trinity's defeat dropped their record down to 8-20-1. As for Mt. Shasta, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6-1 record this season.
Trinity came up short against Mt. Shasta in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mt. Shasta's Kaley Lanier, who had 21 digs. Now that Trinity knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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