Thomas Worthington can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Hilliard Darby Panthers. For the CARDINALS, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.
Thomas Worthington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-22.

Tessa Hemmelgarn
09/18/25 @ Hilliard Darby | 15 |
09/16/25 @ Marysville | 13 |
09/09/25 @ Olentangy | 4 |
09/08/25 @ Worthington Kilbourne | 13 |
09/04/25 vs St. Francis DeSales | 4 |
+ 4 more games |
Thomas Worthington can attribute much of their success to Tessa Hemmelgarn, who had 15 assists and six digs. That's the most assists Hemmelgarn has posted since back in October of 2024.
Thomas Worthington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hilliard Darby only served seven aces.
Thomas Worthington's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-8. As for Hilliard Darby, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-5 record.
Coming up, Thomas Worthington is taking a road trip to challenge Reynoldsburg at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Hilliard Darby, they will welcome Canal Winchester at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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