Wilmington hasn't had much luck against Wakefield Memorial recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wilmington Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wakefield Memorial Warriors at 5:30 p.m.
Wilmington lost 3-0 to Melrose on Wednesday.
While Wilmington was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Melrose's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-7, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Wakefield Memorial had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Raiders 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Wakefield Memorial was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-10.
Wakefield Memorial's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brooklyn Calder, who had ten digs and five aces. That's the most aces Calder has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Cook, who had five aces and 11 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Wakefield Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matches.
Wilmington's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Wakefield Memorial, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Wilmington has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Wakefield Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wilmington came up short against Wakefield Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Wilmington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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