Basketball Recap: Friday's Loss Ends Wheaton Academy's Winning Streak

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

12/27/24 vs West Chicago	47-51
12/26/24 vs Lemont	46-45
12/21/24 @ Timothy Christian	43-41
12/18/24 vs Harvest Christian Academy	50-33
12/14/24 @ Rosary	41-32

After a string of four wins, Wheaton Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell to the West Chicago Wildcats 51-47. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in November of 2023.

Wheaton Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for West Chicago, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-1.

Wheaton Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Coal City at 10:00 a.m. on January 18, 2025. As for West Chicago, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against IC Catholic Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.