Volleyball Preview: Wilmington Wildcats vs. Peotone Blue Devils
The Wilmington Wildcats will take on the Peotone Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wilmington is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
It was a proper cat-fight when Wilmington challenged Lisle on Tuesday. Wilmington came out on top against Lisle by a score of 2-0.
Wilmington's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Lisle between 18 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18.
Skylar Rossow and Addison Billingsley were among the main playmakers for Wilmington as the former had 12 digs and the latter had nine digs.
Wilmington couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 41.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27.6% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 42.4%.
Meanwhile, Peotone beat Reed-Custer 2-0 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
Peotone never let Reed-Custer on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20.
Wilmington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Peotone, their record is now 14-8.
Wilmington skirted past Peotone 2-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilmington since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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