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| 10/16/25 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 09/05/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 09/16/22 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 09/17/21 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/19/19 - Home | 3-0 W |
| + 4 more games |
Thornton Academy is 8-1 against Kennebunk since September of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Trojans will look to defend their home court against the Rams at 11:30 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Thornton Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Scarborough, who was ranked first at the time (Thornton Academy was ranked third). The Trojans fell just short of the Red Storm by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Trojans have struggled against the Red Storm recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Thornton Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (105-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 25-22, 18-25, 21-25, 25-23, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Kennebunk came up short against Biddeford on Monday and fell 3-1.
While Kennebunk ultimately came up short, they really made Biddeford work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20.
Thornton Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Kennebunk, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Thornton Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Kennebunk when the teams last played last Thursday, winning 3-1. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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