The Thornwell Saints's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Ware Shoals Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ware Shoals took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Thornwell, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Thornwell sidestepped GREEN Upstate for a 3-2 win.
Thornwell had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 9-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-8.
Thornwell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Ware Shoals was not able to break out of their rough patch back in September as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Dixie.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-11, 25-18.
Thornwell's victory bumped their record up to 8-9-1. As for Ware Shoals, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Thornwell's way against Ware Shoals in their previous meeting back in September, as Thornwell made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thornwell since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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