It was a proper cat-fight when Wilmington challenged Beecher on Saturday. The Wildcats took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bobcats. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bobcats earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
Molly Southall paced Wilmington's offense, picking up ten kills. Southall got some help from Addison Billingsley and her 12 assists. Finally, Rachel Smith kept Wilmington's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Beecher to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emily Avelar, who had 13 digs, eight kills, and one block. Avelar has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played. Elena Kvasnicka was another key player, getting 12 kills and five digs.
This is the second loss in a row for Wilmington and nudges their season record down to 23-5. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 15-13 Prairie Central (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 56.1% over those games). As for Beecher, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-12.
Wilmington wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Momence on the 18th. As for Beecher, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-1 loss against Prairie Central on the 18th.
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