Thornton Fractional South waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Bloom Blazing Trojan. While the Red Wolves didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Thornton Fractional South took both sets by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-12.
Thornton Fractional South can attribute much of their success to Joya Hurey-Scott, who had four digs and three aces. Hurey-Scott is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Thornton Fractional South couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 43.9% of their attack attempts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hitting percentage total in three consecutive contests.
Thornton Fractional South's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Bloom, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Thornton Fractional South didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 loss vs. Oak Lawn on the 12th. As for Bloom, they will take on Thornwood at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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