Thornwell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. 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 wouldn't go down easily and took GREEN Upstate into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-18, 25-23, 20-25, 15-6.
Despite the loss, Thornwell saw an underclassman step up: freshman Chloe Wilson had eight aces and one block.
Thornwell's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for GREEN Upstate, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Thornwell is set to challenge their familiar foe Abbeville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, GREEN Upstate will square off against rival Dixie at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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