Volleyball Preview: Thornton Academy Trojans vs. Wells Warriors
The Thornton Academy Trojans will head out to square off against the Wells Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Wells is hoping to do what Noble couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Thornton Academy's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Thornton Academy blew past Noble 3-0.
Meanwhile, Wells posted their biggest victory since September 26, 2023 on Saturday. They put the hurt on Gray-New Gloucester with a sharp 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: Gray-New Gloucester scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-16.
Wells can attribute much of their success to Alaina Rakiey, who had 11 digs and six aces, and Grace Richard, who had eight digs, three aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Rakiey has posted since back in September of 2023.
Wells was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Thornton Academy's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Wells, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Thornton Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Wells in their previous matchup back in October of 2016, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thornton Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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