Volleyball Preview: Wildwood Wildcats vs. Umatilla Bulldogs
Wildwood is 0-3 against Umatilla since September of 2023 but things could change on Monday. The Wildwood Wildcats will play host again on Monday to welcome the Umatilla Bulldogs, where is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wildwood came up short against Dunnellon on Thursday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-15, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Umatilla didn't have quite enough to beat Belleview on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Umatilla took Belleview into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 19-25, 23-25, 15-10.
Defeat or not, Umatilla got some senior leadership from Victoria Adkins and Briar Clark. Adkins had 17 digs, while Clark. had 17 digs. Adkins is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Wildwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Umatilla, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Wildwood might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Umatilla when the teams last played back in August. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Adkins, who had eight digs and seven aces. Now that Wildwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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