It was a proper cat-fight when Wilmington duked it out withBeecher on Saturday. The Wilmington Wildcats fell just short of the Beecher Bobcats by a score of 2-1. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Wilmington started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-19, 15-11.
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 can attribute much of their success to Ava Pattenaude, who had five aces. Those five aces gave Pattenaude a new career-high.
Wilmington's loss dropped their record down to 21-7. As for Beecher, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Wilmington wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against Bradley-Bourbonnais on the 19th. Beecher has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Tri-Valley on the 19th.
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