Basketball Game Preview: Chester Yellowjackets vs. Wesclin Warriors

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Previous Games

02/10/25 - Away	68-64 W
02/13/24 - Home	44-70 L
01/05/24 - Away	45-57 L
02/14/23 - Home	43-42 W
01/06/23 - Away	54-46 W
+ 3 more games

Chester and Wesclin are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Chester Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the Wesclin Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chester is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.

If Chester beats Wesclin with 49 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Chester secured a 49-43 W over Sparta on Friday.

Meanwhile, Wesclin strolled past Gibault Catholic with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 63-48. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Hawks are ranked 475th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Chester now has a winning record of 15-14. As for Wesclin, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 17-11.

Chester didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Wesclin when the teams last played on Monday, but they still walked away with a 68-64 victory. Will Chester repeat their success, or does Wesclin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.