Defense Guides Trinity to Dominant KSLL Title Win Vs South Oldham

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Trinity Shamrock end the pre-KHSAA era of lacrosse in Kentucky on top of the Louisville-based Kentucky Scholastic Lacrosse League. The title gives Trinity and head coach Pete Schroder seven championships. It is the Shamrocks' first title since 2017.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Additionally, the win allow Trinity to finish the season on a 17-game winning streak and with a perfect 12-0 record in games versus fellow Bluegrass State teams. That includes a 15-10 regular season win over the Dragons in late March.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was a wire-to-wire victory for the Shamrocks on Saturday morning as Trinity jumped to an early 3-0 lead and would never trail in the contest. Blake Dickamore scored both of South Oldham's goals. His first made it a 3-1 game to end the first quarter and that was as close as the Dragons ever got in the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A trio of Shamrocks netted hat tricks to lead the way for Schroder's squad. However, it was the Trinity defense that shined the most of Saturday morning. The Shamrocks held the Dragons to their lowest goal total of the season. It was the first time in which they were held to single digits in near a month.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at six standouts from Saturday morning's championship game:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["20498"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Having received the KSLL's Mr. Lacrosse award during the postgame festivities, Alexander showcased his brand of lacrosse very well on Saturday morning. Being impactful in nearly all aspects of the game, he was a leader on back end as the Shamrocks defense was a suffocating force from start to finish. 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