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The Trinidad Lady Trojans defeat Apple Springs Nov. 4 in Palestine to secure the volleyball Bi-District championship, winning 3-1 (25-11, 25-17, 25-27 and 25-19).

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Trinidad’s Addyson Wendt goes up at the net against Leverett’s Chapel during Oct. 29 action.

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Trinidad’s Alayla Shofner watches the volleyball head out of bounds in her team’s last home match.

TRINIDAD–The Trinidad Lady Trojans beat the Leverett’s Chapel Lady Lions in straight sets Oct. 29 before a loud home crowd that helped propel them into the playoffs, where they won the first round Nov. 4.
With a spirited student section supporting their Lady Trojans, Trinidad quickly took a 3-1 first-set lead, capped off by an Addyson Wendt kill. The points continued with Ja’Mya Womack-Evans serving, running the score up to 5-1 in Trinidad’s favor until Leverett’s Chapel broke the Lady Trojans’ serve.
Leverett’s Chapel climbed back to within 7-4, then a Brooklyn Wendt kill made it 8-4, Trinidad. Trinidad gained a 13-6 advantage with a Brooklyn Wendt ace, leading to a Leverett’s Chapel timeout. After that, the Lady Lions were rejuvenated and got within 15-13 of Trinidad, forcing the Lady Trojans to stop play.
After returning to the court, Brooklyn Wendt picked up another kill for an 18-14 Trinidad lead, Alayla Shofner had a block point to make it 21-15, Lady Trojans, a Nilah Ayala ace had it 23-15 in favor of Trinidad, a Shofner kill extended the lead to 24-18 and a Lady Trojan ace ended the first set for Trinidad, 25-18.
During the second set, Trinidad got a quick start, with Allison Torres’ ace giving the Lady Trojans an 8-3 lead. Trinidad continued rolling to 12-6 with a Brooklyn Wendt ace, then at 15-6, Leverett’s Chapel decided to regroup on the bench. The beating continued as Trinidad led 17-7, after which the Lady Lions scored three-straight points to force a Lady Trojan timeout at 17-10.
Leverett’s Chapel continued their hot pace with five more unanswered points to reduce Trinidad’s winning margin to 17-15, when the Lady Trojans got back on the board to stop the run. Eventually, Trinidad won the second set 25-16.
Trinidad built a 7-4 third-set lead, which Leverett’s Chapel cut to 7-6. However, Trinidad took their lead to 10-6 on an Ayala kill, with three scattered points from Addyson Wendt over the following stretch making it 17-8. Later, a Leverett’s Chapel ace had the Lady Lions within 23-20, but after a Trinidad timeout, the Lady Trojans finished off their visitors, ending the set and the match with a Shofner kill.