Wilby hadn't done well against Derby recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Wildcats skirted past the Red Raiders 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Wilby had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 26-28, 26-24, 25-13, 16-14.
Yasmin De Souza
| 09/19/25 vs Derby | 18 |
| 09/18/25 vs Kennedy | 10 |
| 09/05/25 @ Holy Cross | 10 |
| 09/08/25 vs Wolcott | 7 |
| 09/16/25 @ Naugatuck | 5 |
Leading Wilby to victory were Yasmin De Souza and Tianna Mason. De Souza had 18 digs, while Mason had eight aces and four digs. Those 18 digs gave De Souza a new career-high.
They weren't the only good server: Wilby was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
The win got Wilby back to even at 4-4. As for Derby, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Wilby has already played their next matchup (against Ansonia), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Derby, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Crosby on the 23rd.
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