The Wilmington Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Evergreen Park Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games Wilmington has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, Wilmington narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Streator 2-1.
Wilmington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-20, 25-17.
Wilmington relied on the efforts of Addison Billingsley, who had 11 digs and ten assists, and Sami Liaromatis, who had six digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good server: Wilmington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Evergreen Park, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Richards on Tuesday.
Evergreen Park easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14.
Wilmington has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Evergreen Park, their record now sits at 26-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Wilmington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Evergreen Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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