Thornton Fractional South hasn't had much luck against Shepard recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Thornton Fractional South Red Wolves will square off against the Shepard Astros at 4:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Thornton Fractional South is headed into Monday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of Oak Forest by a score of 2-1.
Thornton Fractional South started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Shepard didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln-Way Central on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Astros haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Shepard started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-32, 25-19, 15-8.
Thornton Fractional South's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Shepard, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Thornton Fractional South came up short against Shepard in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Thornton Fractional South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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