On Thursday, South Portland faced Thornton Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Portland Red Riots took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thornton Academy Trojans. The Red Riots haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
South Portland started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 25-7, 25-17.
South Portland now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Thornton Academy, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Portland will venture away from home to challenge Windham at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Windham is coming into the game with three straight victories at home, so South Portland will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Thornton Academy, they will face off against Deering at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thornton Academy is facing Deering at the right time seeing as Deering is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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