Volleyball Recap: Thompsonville's Win Ends Five-Game Losing Streak on the Road + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 7, 2025, 1:09pm

Volleyball Recap: Thompsonville vs. Pope County Pirates

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the IL High School Assn. (IHSA) & Pope County High School. Watch Full Replay

Thompsonville posted their closest win since September 2nd on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Pope County Pirates 2-1. This was a revenge game for Thompsonville: when they faced off against Pope County back in September, they had to take a 2-0 defeat.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Thompsonville got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 16-25, 25-12.

Their offense was headlined by WITLIE WOODRING and AMILYA WILLIFORD, who picked up three kills apiece. WILLIFORD really made an impact as she also led the team in assists with four.

Thompsonville

Previous 5 Games

10/06/25 @ Pope County2-1
10/02/25 vs Galatia2-0
09/30/25 vs Crab Orchard0-2
09/29/25 vs Carrier Mills-Stonefort0-2
09/25/25 vs Hardin County2-0

Thompsonville's victory ended a five-match drought on the road and puts them at 4-18. As for Pope County, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last ten matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Thompsonville will square off against rival Norris City-Omaha-Enfield at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pope County is set to challenge their familiar foe Hardin County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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