Volleyball Recap: Eight Straight Home Victories for Wilmington

There's no place like home for Wilmington, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Oak Forest Bengals on Saturday. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bengals, too.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Wilmington took both sets by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-15.

Rachel Smith paced Wilmington's offense, picking up eight kills. Smith got some help from Molly Southall and her 11 assists.

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Previous Games (Home)

08/30/25 vs Oak Forest	2-0
08/30/25 vs Seneca	2-0
08/28/25 vs Gardner-South Wilmington	2-0
10/31/24 vs Peotone	2-1
10/29/24 vs Clifton Central	2-0
+ 3 more games

Wilmington pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Oak Forest, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Wilmington has already played their next game, a 2-1 win against Morris on the 30th. As for Oak Forest, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Lisle on the 30th.