It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but New London had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Buckeye Central Bucks out 3-2. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 victory the Bucks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2022.
New London was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-102), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-22, 17-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Pailee Wilson paced New London's offense, picking up 20 kills. Wilson got some help from
Raeann Mitchell and her 20 assists. Finally, Wilson was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high five blocks.
When it comes to explaining why Buckeye Central lost, don't look at Olivia Bishop. Despite the final result, she had 34 digs. Bishop has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last five times she's played.
New London now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Buckeye Central, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-6.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges New Bremen at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. They will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something New London surely won't give up without a fight. Buckeye Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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