Bulldogs Open Week With Home Losses To Chilli, Lathrop
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Katie Markell digs a shot during Trenton’s three-set loss to Lathrop on Tuesday night.
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vs. LATHROP
Trenton jumped out to an early lead in the first game against Lathrop on Tuesday. Trenton held a 9-4 advantage in the early going, but Lathrop battled back. The set went back-and-forth down the stretch before the Mules eventually scored the two-point win. The third set was equally as close, but again, Trenton couldn’t quite find a way past Lathrop.
Ava Simpson had 15 assists to lead Trenton in the loss. Ally Yoder added six kills and four aces and Kenzy Dolan had four aces as well.
On a night when Trenton’s defense took a step forward, Zoie McGowan had a team-high nine digs.
“We dug the ball a lot more tonight, which tells me our defense is starting to develop and read better,” Trenton head coach Brad Ewald said. “Our serve-receive still needs to make strides of improvement. When we dial that in we’ve proven to be really strong. It will just need to be a big focus as we near the end of the season.”
Trenton’s junior varsity team dropped their match with Lathrop’s second squad in straight games as well, falling 25-20, 25-15.
vs. CHILLICOTHE
The Bulldogs were led by six assists and two aces from Simpson in the loss on Monday and Lilly Berti added four kills, one block and one ace against the Hornets.
Trenton was competitive in all three games, but mishits on Chillicothe serves had the Bulldogs struggling in the offensive attack all match.
“The girls played hard,” Ewald said. “We were just a little off on the execution all night. Serve-receive and passing really gave us trouble. Even though we didn’t give up a lot of aces, it was hard to get great sets with some off passes. That pushed our hitters out of position a lot, which made it tough to finish off points.
“If we can get that passing cleaned up and hit from behind the ball more, we can start to really see that score fall our way.”
Trenton dropped the JV contest with Chillicothe 25-12, 25-15 and fell 25-8, 25-7 in the C match.
UP NEXT
Trenton returns to action on Monday, traveling to Lexington for a 5 p.m. first serve. The Bulldogs are back at home on Tuesday, facing district top seed LeBlond. That match is also slated for a 5 p.m. start.