Thornton won the last time they faced Gateway, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Thornton Trojans were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Gateway Olympians. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-20, 25-11.
Leading Thornton to victory were Emely Garcia and Ali Blucher. Garcia had a block and 12 assists, while Blucher had six aces and two kills. Those six aces gave Blucher a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Thornton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matches.
Thornton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Gateway, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-13.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Thornton will face off against Mountain Range at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Gateway, they will venture away from home to take on Aurora Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Aurora Central is coming into the game with seven straight losses at home, meaning Gateway will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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