Thornwell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the GREEN Upstate Owls. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Owls this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
Thornwell took GREEN Upstate into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The final score came out to 13-25, 25-18, 25-23, 20-25, 15-6.
Reece Cummings paced Thornwell's offense, picking up 14 kills. Cummings got some help from Chloe Wilson and her 33 assists. Wilson was also solid from the service line: she led the team with 11 aces.
Thornwell's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for GREEN Upstate, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-3.
Thornwell has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Abbeville on the 14th. As for GREEN Upstate, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Dixie on the 13th.
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