Thornton Academy faced Kennebunk in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Trojans walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Rams. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Rams recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Thornton Academy walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the third set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 26-28, 25-14, 25-20.
Cecilia Aquistapace
| 10/16/25 vs Kennebunk | 4 |
| 10/14/25 @ Windham | 1 |
| 09/25/25 vs Marshwood | 1 |
| 09/18/25 @ South Portland | 1 |
| 09/16/25 vs York | 1 |
Thornton Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cecilia Aquistapace led the charge by getting four digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Aquistapace a new career-high. Emma Leach also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
They weren't the only good servers: Thornton Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive contests.
Thornton Academy's record is now 10-3. As for Kennebunk, with the defeat, they broke their three-match winning streak and moved their record to 6-2.
Thornton Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 loss against Scarborough on the 20th. Kennebunk has also already played their next match (against Biddeford), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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