Volleyball Recap: Thornton Fractional South Finds Home Court Redemption Against Crete-Monee

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Previous Games

09/29/25 - Home	2-1 W
09/06/25 - Neutral	2-1 W
09/30/24 - Away	2-0 W
09/07/24 - Neutral	1-2 L
08/28/23 - Home	2-0 W
+ 5 more games

There's no place like home for Thornton Fractional South, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They skirted past the Crete-Monee Warriors 2-1. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 2-1 on September 6th.

Thornton Fractional South had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-20, 25-14.

Layla Smith paced Thornton Fractional South's offense, picking up ten kills. Smith got some help from Candace Irvin and her 20 assists.

Thornton Fractional South's win ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 13-11. As for Crete-Monee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.

Thornton Fractional South has already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Evergreen Park on the 30th. As for Crete-Monee, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Thornton on the 30th.