Beecher lost to Wilmington back in September, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Beecher Bobcats narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Wilmington Wildcats 2-1.
Beecher 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 15-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Ava Pattenaude was the offensive standout of the contest as she had five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Beecher was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive games.
Wilmington's loss came despite strong showings from Skylar Rossow and Addison Billingsley. Rossow had 16 digs, while Billingsley had five digs. Rossow has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last five times she's played.
Beecher has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Wilmington, they moved to 21-7 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Beecher has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Tri-Valley on the 19th. As for Wilmington, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss against Bradley-Bourbonnais on the 19th.
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