Wilmington extended their postseason success on Thursday against Peotone. They skirted past the Peotone Blue Devils 2-1. The victory was familiar territory for the Wildcats who have now won five contests in a row.
Wilmington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-13, 25-19.
Wilmington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Skylar Rossow, who had 21 digs. Rossow is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Billingsley, who had 13 digs and 11 assists.
Wilmington couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.5% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 27% earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 35.5%.
Wilmington has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for Peotone, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 17-16.
As of now, neither Wilmington nor Peotone have any future games scheduled.
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