Wilcox-Hildreth hasn't had much luck against Silver Lake recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons will square off against the Silver Lake Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wilcox-Hildreth is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southern Valley.
While Wilcox-Hildreth was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Silver Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Lawrence-Nelson by a score of 3-2.
Silver Lake wouldn't go down easily and took Lawrence-Nelson into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 19-25, 25-21, 16-14.
Wilcox-Hildreth's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Silver Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Wilcox-Hildreth has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 5.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Silver Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wilcox-Hildreth came up short against Silver Lake when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Wilcox-Hildreth avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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