By Erik Harris, sports editor
TRUSSVILLE — The Hewitt-Trussville volleyball team is off to a strong start this week, as the Huskies traveled to Pell City on Monday to capture a 3-1 victory before returning home on Tuesday for a 3-0 sweep of Gadsden City.
Those finals put Hewitt-Trussville on a three-game winning streak, improving the girls to 5-6 on the season, including a 1-3 mark in Class 7A, Area 6 play.
On Monday night, Gabi Dion (12) and Miranda Owens (10) combined for 22 kills, as the Huskies handled Pell City 25-19, 27-25 and 25-16 in four sets. The Panthers took the second set 25-21 for their only win of the night.
Sophomore Molly Kate Green provided 42 assists for Hewitt-Trussville to go with seven kills and 16 digs from Zoe Walker, eight kills and four blocks from Chrischandria James, and 13 digs from Haley Wilkinson.
Head coach Jackie Cox and the girls will hit the road for Wenonah on Thursday at 5 p.m.