Volleyball Recap: Thoreau Has No Trouble Against Zuni

Thoreau barely beat Zuni the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hawks put the hurt on the Thunderbirds with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Thunderbirds recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-11, 25-16.

Payton Charley

Serving Aces (Career)

10/30/25 @ Zuni	5
10/07/25 @ Tohatchi	4
10/21/25 vs Newcomb	1
10/16/25 vs Crownpoint	1
10/14/25 vs Wingate	1

Thoreau can attribute much of their success to Payton Charley, who had five aces and three digs. Those five aces gave Charley a new career-high.

Charley wasn't the only good servers: Thoreau was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.

Thoreau's record now sits at 9-13-1. As for Zuni, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-12.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Thoreau is set to face off against their familiar foe Wingate at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Zuni will take on rival Newcomb at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.