With a playoff game on the line, Thunderbird rose to the challenge on Thursday. They beat the Eastmark Firebirds by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Titans who have now won 17 contests in a row.
While Thunderbird won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 25-23.
Leading Thunderbird to victory were Bailey Thornton and Ema-Lee Burke. Thornton had five aces and four digs, while Burke had 19 digs and a kill. The dominant performance gave Thornton a new career-high in aces.
Thunderbird pushed their record up to 35-3 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Eastmark, the defeat snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 16-11 record.
Thunderbird will take on Estrella Foothills at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Estrella Foothills will roll in looking for their 31st straight victory, something Thunderbird surely won't give up without a fight. Eastmark does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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