It was a proper cat-fight when Wilmington took on Herscher on Tuesday. The Wilmington Wildcats came out on top against the Herscher Tigers by a score of 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in September.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Wilmington was: they took both sets by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13.
Wilmington can attribute much of their success to Skylar Rossow, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Rossow has posted since back in September.
Wilmington couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 75% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 26.6% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 40.5%.
Wilmington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Herscher, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-18.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wilmington will play host again on Thursday to welcome Coal City, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Coal City will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Wilmington surely won't give up without a fight. As for Herscher, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Reed-Custer at 6:00 p.m. Herscher is facing Reed-Custer at the right time seeing as Reed-Custer is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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