HT Lady Tigers Capture 2nd consecutive gvb regional title;

After a sluggish start by Holy Trinity in the regional title match of the Christ the King regional, HT regrouped and turned back the Titans of Disney II, who finished the season at 18-2 overall by scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-21.
For HT, now 20-6, it wasn't until the second full rotation of play, in game two, that the Lady Tigers secured the lead at 17-16 on a service point by
Star Brooks (five kills and four service points for the match) and the momentum swung in their favor.
Next, HT's Evelyn Padilla (four kills, four service points on the night) followed with an unassisted kill and three service points to move the Tigers
to a 21-17 advantage. This was followed by a match point serve by outside hitter Angela Ponce for a 25-21 game 2 win.
Game three was a back-and-forth affair, with HT's Karol Gonzalez (11 service points, 17 set assists) sending the Tigers to an early 5-0 lead with
five tough serves and two aces at the start of the game.
A block for a kill by Cece Gardner, who finished the match with 7 kills along with 2 blocks followed and HT led 10-8.
But Disney, who seemed to always have an answer to an HT move, cut a Tiger lead of 14-10 into a one point margin at 19-18 late in game 3.
However, Disney got no closer than 22-21 in this final streach, and HT hung on for the title and won game 3 by a final of 25-21.
This was Holy Trinity's second consecutive regional championship.
HT SERVING TOTALS: 71 attempts with 63 made for an 89% average and 13 ace serves. DISNEY II SERVING: 65 attempts with 60 made for a 92% average and
six aces. HT moves on to the 2A sectional semifinals and will face Immaculate Conception in a 5:30pm match Monday, October 29th at River Grove Guerin Prep.

HT Athletics by T. Poprawski with contributions by S. Clark and T. Raehl posted 10.25.2018 @ 9:50 p.m.