Football Preview: Wheeling Wildcats vs. Conant Cougars
The Wheeling Wildcats will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Conant Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Neither Wheeling nor Conant posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 47-8, which was the final score in Wheeling's tilt against Schaumburg on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Saxons are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Conant was beaten by Hersey 44-12 on Monday.
Wheeling's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Conant, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
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