Thornton Academy faced Scarborough in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Trojans fell just short of the Red Storm by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their meetings with the Red Storm: they've now lost eight in a row.
Thornton Academy took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-17, 17-25, 25-15, 15-13.
Ryleigh Light paced Thornton Academy's offense, picking up 13 kills. Light got some help from Addison Petit and her 35 assists. Petit was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Thornton Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Scarborough, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Looking ahead, Thornton Academy will take on Windham at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Scarborough has already played their next matchup (against Gorham), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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