Wilmington has been on the road for six straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Streator Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. The last three games Wilmington has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, Wilmington narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Newark 2-1.
Wilmington was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (55-51), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-21, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Streator didn't have quite enough to beat Peoria Christian on Saturday and fell 2-1. While the Bulldogs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Chargers 25-20 in the first set.
Streator started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-17, 25-22.
Wilmington is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Streator, they now have a losing record at 12-13-5.
Wilmington beat Streator 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September. Does Wilmington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Streator turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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