Lexington, LeBlond Hand Trenton Its Latest Losses
Photo courtesy of Andrea Markell
Mackenzee Epperson hits the ball during Trenton’s three-set loss in Lexington on Monday. Epperson had two kills and seven digs in Trenton’s loss to LeBlond on Tuesday.
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The Trenton High School volleyball team saw its latest losing streak extend to four games early this week as the Bulldogs were defeated 25-18, 25-12, 25-19 on the road in Lexington on Monday and 25-2, 25-6, 25-8 by LeBlond at home on Tuesday.
vs. LEXINGTON
Monday’s loss was similar to a lot of losses the Bulldogs have sustained this year. Trenton had strong moments on the court, but an overall lack of consistency ultimately cost the Bulldogs any chance of a win.
“It seems like the same story on repeat,” Trenton head coach Brad Ewald said. “At moments we seem better than we’ve ever been, then we slump for six-to-eight points. I can’t help but feel like it’s a mental barrier we just have to blow through as a program.”
Ava Simpson handed out 15 assists in the match, one of the bright spots in the loss for the Bulldogs. Allison Yoder added five kills and 12 digs and Lilly Berti had five kills as well. Saige Gott tallied three kills and two aces for the Bulldogs.
Trenton also dropped the junior varsity contest, falling 25-13, 25-22.
vs. LEBLOND
The gap between LeBlond and the rest of the field in the Class 2, District 16 Tournament was put on full display on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles are the top seed in the district bracket while Trenton is seeded second. That made Tuesday’s meeting in Trenton a potential district championship preview.
LeBlond might not hesitate to go ahead and order a championship banner as it put it on Trenton, taking every set by 17 or more points.
“We did keep our heads in it the whole game and each set got a little better,” Ewald said. “It’s not often that we get to play teams of that caliber and we took the opportunity to get better.”
Makenzee Epperson had two kills and seven digs and Zoie McGowan finished with nine digs for the Bulldogs. Simpson finished with three assists in the loss.
The two losses dropped the Bulldogs to 7-15-1 overall on the year.
UP NEXT
Trenton returns to action on Monday, traveling to St. Joseph to take on St. Joseph Christian The Bulldogs will be at home on Tuesday, playing host to Savannah. Both matches are scheduled to start at 5 p.m. with lower varsity action.
