On Thursday, Thornton Academy faced South Portland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Thornton Academy Trojans walked away with a 3-1 victory over the South Portland Red Riots. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Thornton Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 25-7, 25-17.
Thornton Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for South Portland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Thornton Academy will challenge Deering at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thornton Academy is facing Deering at the right time seeing as Deering is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for South Portland, they will head out to face off against Windham at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Windham is coming into the game with three straight wins at home, so South Portland will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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