The Trenton Lady Bulldogs volleyball team battled Chillicothe Monday night in Trenton. The Lady Bulldogs played well in the first game, but couldn’t surpass Chillicothe as they fell, 25-14, 25-9.
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The Lady Bulldogs got off to a good start in game one. A violation on the Lady Hornets’ part gave Trenton one point before the game even started. Trenton then scored with its first serve of the night to go up 2-0.
Chillicothe rallied back to take two of the next three, cutting the lead to 3-2. The teams then exchanged points, giving Trenton a 4-3 lead.
It would be the last time Trenton would lead as Chillicothe came back to take a 7-4 lead. Trenton didn’t quit, battling back to only trail by one at 9-8.
Trenton held tight with the Lady Hornets, only trailing 11-9. The Lady Bulldogs could not keep pace and lost seven of the next eight points to go down 18-10.
The Lady Hornets led 21-13 when they Lady Bulldogs won a long rally to get what would be their final point of the game as they fell, 25-14.
Game two saw Chillicothe run away with a 25-9 win to take the match, 2-0.
“Chillicothe is a tough team; it’s always going to be tough to play them,” Head Coach Taya Ray said. “I think we had a lack of focus not having school on Monday and having homecoming last week. Hopefully, we can get our game back tonight (Tuesday).”
The junior varsity suffered a similar fate as they fell to Chillicothe, 25-3, 25-7.
The THS volleyball team will be back in action at home this evening for senior night. The Lady Bulldogs will play host to Lathrop with JV action, beginning at 5 o’clock and varsity action to follow. The senior night presentation will take place between the JV and varsity matchups.