Dunnellon and Wildwood are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Dunnellon Tigers will head out to square off against the Wildwood Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dunnellon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Dunnellon came up short against West Port on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-8, 25-16.
Despite the loss, Dunnellon had strong showings from Samantha Bernstein, who had 12 digs, and Savannah Jenkins, who had three digs and three blocks. Bernstein is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Dunnellon kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Wildwood was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Lake Weir.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-8, 25-22.
Dunnellon's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Wildwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Dunnellon beat Wildwood 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dunnellon since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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