Preview: Rauner Wildcats vs. UIC College Prep Firecats
The Rauner Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the UIC College Prep Firecats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rauner is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-41, which was the final score in Rauner's tilt against Clemente on Monday. Rauner has not had much luck with Clemente recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, even though Chicago Mathematics & Science scored an imposing 66 points on Tuesday, UIC College Prep still came out on top. UIC College Prep escaped with a win against Chicago Mathematics & Science by the margin of a single free throw, 67-66. The victory made it back-to-back wins for UIC College Prep.
Rauner's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for UIC College Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Rauner strolled past UIC College Prep when the teams last played back in December of 2022 by a score of 70-56. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was UIC College Prep's Royce Parran, who scored 33 points along with four steals. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Rauner to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
