After flying high against Manual last Tuesday, Thornton came back down to earth. The Thornton Trojans lost 3-0 to the Smoky Hill Buffaloes on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Saturday.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-20, 28-26.
Thornton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emely Garcia, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Garcia has posted since back in August.
Thornton has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Smoky Hill, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-7.
Thornton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss vs. Stargate School on the 13th. As for Smoky Hill, they will take on Grandview at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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