Crete-Monee entered their tilt with Thornridge on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Thornridge Falcons by a score of 2-0. That's more bragging rights for the Warriors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Crete-Monee was: they took both sets by at least 14 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Abby Giffey, who had eight aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Crete-Monee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 12.2.
Crete-Monee's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. As for Thornridge, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Crete-Monee will square off against Wilmington at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wilmington will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Crete-Monee surely won't give up without a fight. As for Thornridge, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Thornton at 4:30 p.m. Thornridge is facing Thornton at the right time seeing as Thornton is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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