Thunderbird has gone a perfect 7-0 against Paradise Honors recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Titans will look to defend their home court against the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Paradise Honors will be up against a hot Thunderbird team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Titans blew past Greenway 3-0 last Wednesday.
Thunderbird's got stronger as the match went on, holding Greenway to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-16, 25-12.
Ema-Lee Burke
| 09/24/25 vs Greenway | 5 |
| 09/19/25 vs North Valley Christian Academy | 4 |
| 09/03/25 vs Cactus Shadows | 4 |
| 09/05/25 vs ALA - Gilbert North | 3 |
| 11/07/24 vs Eastmark | 3 |
Ema-Lee Burke had an outrageously good game as she had 20 digs and four aces. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (five). Another player making a difference was Cecelia Bouchard, who had 30 assists and 18 digs.
They weren't the only good servers: Thunderbird was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. They are 6-2 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Paradise Honors made easy work of Moon Valley on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Rockets recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Paradise Honors was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-10, 25-12.
Paradise Honors' win bumped their record up to 21-11. As for Thunderbird, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Thunderbird has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Paradise Honors struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Thunderbird's way against Paradise Honors in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Thunderbird made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Titans repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
