Wilmington has won five straight games at home, while Reynolds has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Wilmington sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Jamestown.
Wilmington wouldn't go down easily and took Jamestown into a fifth set where they got it done with a 11-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-22, 25-14, 21-25, 15-4.
Meanwhile, Reynolds made easy work of Kennedy Catholic on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Reynolds was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-11.
Reynolds now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Wilmington, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Wilmington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Reynolds struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.9 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Wilmington's way against Reynolds in their previous meeting back in September, as Wilmington made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Greyhounds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
