The Wilmington Wildcats will square off against the Herscher Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wilmington has five straight victories, Herscher has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Wilmington was able to grind out a solid win over Peotone, taking the game 2-0.
The final score came out to 25-19, 25-16.
Wilmington's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sami Liaromatis, who had 12 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Billingsley, who had four assists and three aces.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Herscher took on Manteno on Tuesday. The Tigers took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18.
Herscher's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Wilmington, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
Wilmington beat Herscher 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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