Basketball Recap: Wheeling Takes a Loss

Wheeling was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Hersey Huskies, falling 64-41. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Huskies are ranked 47th).

Wheeling's defeat dropped their record down to 10-18. As for Hersey, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-5.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats duke it out with the Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Hersey, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Carmel at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.