The Thornwell Saints will venture away from home to challenge the McCormick Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. McCormick took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Thornwell, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Thornwell finally turned things around against Ware Shoals on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Hornets.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-11, 25-15.
Karleigh Porter had a dynamite game for Thornwell, getting 15 aces and ten kills. The dominant performance gave Porter a new career-high in aces.
Thornwell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, McCormick was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to GREEN Upstate.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-12, 25-5.
Thornwell's win bumped their record up to 5-7-1. As for McCormick, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Thornwell took their victory against McCormick when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Thornwell since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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