Illinois High School Volleyball - Wilmington over Peotone
October 12, 2023: Wilmington, IL 60481
The Wilmington Wildcats (Wilmington, IL) volleyball overcame the visiting Peotone Blue Devils (Peotone, IL), 2-0 in Thursday's league outing.
With the win, Wilmington upgrades its record to 20-6 on the year. The Wildcats travel to Beecher (Beecher, IL) to face the Bobcats in a non-league outing on Saturday, October 14. The Bobcats go into the outing with a record of 14-10. Beecher won 2-0 in their recent non-league outing against Tri-Point (Cullom, IL)
The Blue Devils now own a 8-16 record. They play next when they host Herscher for a Illinois Central Eight outing on Tuesday, October 17.
Match Summary
Wilmington Volleyball closed out the week with a clean sweep over Peotone on their Volley for the Cure Night. Varsity won 25-16, 27-25. Setter Clara Smith led her team with 13 assists, 4 digs, 2 attacks and an ace. Both Maggie Lindsey and Rachel Smith had 5 attacks each. Smith also had 3 blocks to go with her 7 digs while Lindsey had 1 block. Defensively, Lexi Liaromatis had a great game with 16 digs and an ace. JV won a tough battle in 3: 24-26, 25-18, 25-21. Melia Hincherick had an amazing 23 digs to go with her 12 attacks, 2 assists, and an ace. Aubrey Strong wasn't too far behind Hincherick with 17 digs, 3 aces and an attack. Taylor Stefancic had a great game at the net with 11 attacks and 3 blocks. Freshman won 25-23, 25-21. Libero Keeley Walsh showed up to play with 23 digs, 3 aces and 3 assists. Sami Liaromatis added another 14 digs , 3 attacks, 2 assists, and an ace. Autumn Lancaster had another all-around good game with 4 attacks, 3 blocks, 2 aces, and 2 digs.