The Thornton Academy Trojans will head out to face off against the Deering Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Deering took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Thornton Academy, who comes in off a win.
Thornton Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: South Portland, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Thornton Academy was ranked 21st). Thornton Academy came out on top against South Portland by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Thornton Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 25-7, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Deering was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Scarborough by a score of 3-2.
Thornton Academy now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Deering, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Thornton Academy might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Deering when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Thornton Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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