Volleyball Preview: Thornwell Saints vs. South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind Hornets
Thornwell is 3-0 against South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind since September of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Thornwell Saints are taking a road trip to take on the South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind Hornets at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Thornwell came up short against Abbeville on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Thornwell was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-16, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Thornwell saw an underclassman step up: Janessa Centeno had 16 digs and five kills.
Meanwhile, South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind was not able to break out of their rough patch back in September as the team picked up their 11th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dixie.
South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind was the model of consistency in the loss, scoring seven points in every single set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-7.
Thornwell's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-1. As for South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Thornwell's way against South Carolina School for the Deaf & Blind in their previous matchup back in September, as Thornwell made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thornwell 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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