Volleyball Preview: Lisle Lions vs. Wilmington Wildcats
Lisle is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Wilmington is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withthe Wilmington Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Lisle will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Manteno, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Lisle had just enough and edged Manteno out 2-1.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (69-68) Lisle actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-19, 16-25, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Wilmington hadn't done well against Coal City recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Wilmington came out on top in a nail-biter against Coal City , sneaking past 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Wilmington got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 23-25, 25-21.
Skylar Rossow went supernova for Wilmington, getting 19 digs.
Lisle has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Wilmington, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
Lisle came up short against Wilmington in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Will Lisle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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