Gateway lost against Thornton back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Gateway Olympians came up short against the Thornton Trojans, falling 3-0. The Olympians haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-20, 25-11.
Thornton was led to victory by Emely Garcia and Ali Blucher. Garcia had a block and 12 assists, while Blucher had six aces and two kills. The dominant performance gave Blucher a new career-high in aces.
Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Thornton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gateway will face off against Aurora Central at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Aurora Central is coming into the matchup with seven straight losses at home, meaning Gateway will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Thornton, they will venture away from home to take on Mountain Range at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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