Volleyball Recap: Francesca Capobianco Leads a Balanced Effort to Beat Wildwood

It was a proper cat-fight when Dunnellon took on Wildwood on Thursday. The Tigers came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won four in a row.

Dunnellon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-16.

Dunnellon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Francesca Capobianco led the charge by getting six aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayliana Lopez Neumann, who had 12 digs.

They weren't the only good server: Dunnellon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces every time they've taken the court this season.

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Previous Games

08/28/25 - Away	3-1 W
09/12/24 - Away	3-0 W
10/09/23 - Home	3-1 W
09/26/23 - Away	3-0 W
10/06/22 - Away	0-3 L
+ 5 more games

Dunnellon's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Wildwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

Looking ahead, Dunnellon will face off against Belleview at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, Wildwood and Bronson will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.