Sorry.
Despite their reputation as league punching bag, Sky Blue (like many teams) have long played some of their best soccer against the Thorns. That was especially true in the Sam Kerr era, but even last season, Portland had a middling record against the historically bad side, notching just one comfortable win against them late in the season, after a home draw and a sloppy road win that could have easily gone south.
There were specific reasons for both of those games — the draw was on a penalty that Celeste Boureille conceded after being asked to play center back, and the iffy win was by a Thorns b-team in a rainstorm — neither of which exactly applies to yesterday.