Basketball Recap: Midwest Central Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Dec 9, 2024, 12:53pm

Basketball Recap: Midwest Central Raiders vs. Edinburg Wildcats

A win for Midwest Central just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Edinburg Wildcats on the road and fell 72-37. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 438th, while the Wildcats are ranked 79th).

Midwest Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Edinburg, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Midwest Central and Astoria/VIT are set to duel on Tuesday. Midwest Central is facing Astoria/VIT at the right time seeing as Astoria/VIT is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Edinburg, they will challenge Ramsey at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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