The Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves will head out to square off against the Oak Lawn Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Thornton Fractional South comes in on three and Oak Lawn on ten.
While Thornton Fractional South didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Bloom on Wednesday.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Thornton Fractional South was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Oak Lawn didn't have done well against Reavis recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Oak Lawn came out on top against Reavis by a score of 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Oak Lawn took both sets by at least 16 points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-9.
Oak Lawn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Thornton Fractional South's record is now 8-4. As for Oak Lawn, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Thornton Fractional South came up short against Oak Lawn when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Thornton Fractional South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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