Illinois High School Basketball - Wilmington edges Manteno
January 17, 2023: Manteno, IL 60950 In Tuesday's league outing, the Wilmington Wildcats (Wilmington, IL) basketball squad nipped the host Manteno Panthers (Manteno, IL), by a margin of 59-56.
The Wildcats (10-5) will now prepare for their outing against Coal City (Coal City, IL). The Coalers go into the Illinois Central 8 outing with a 7-12 record. In their last outing, Coal City got by Peotone (Peotone, IL), 46-39, in a league outing.
The Panthers now own a 6-11 record. They play next when they travel to Clifton Central for a non-league outing on Wednesday, January 18. Manteno will encounter a Comets squad coming off a 59-33 non-league win over South Newton (Kentland, IN). The Comets record now stands at 11-7.